In a very conspicuous position in the lobby on the first floor, Danica saw a huge painting, which was about five meters long and three meters high. According to the instructions on the previous sign, the name was "General Catherine's Crackdown on Hasca City".

The Battle of Haska City is the most critical battle in the expansion of the Gemini Kingdom. Under the threat of the powerful Gemini Kingdom, dozens of warlords and city-states of all sizes gathered together to defend Haska City. This city happened to be between the Gemini and Enris City, and its strategic location was very important.

The coalition in Hasca City seems to be crowded, claiming to have an army of 300,000, but in fact there are more than 100,000. This is a rare large coalition in the central region. However, it is just a scary paper tiger. It does not have enough military equipment and does not have the support of logistics supplies. Many of the so-called coalition forces are refugees who have just been arrested. They are skinny and shaky even when they walk. When they get a wooden stick or bamboo pole, they are pushed to the battlefield in a daze and arranged at the front of the battle formation.

This is a stupid decision full of cleverness. In the central area of ​​war, the soldiers under them were the capital for the warlords to settle down. They would get as good military equipment as possible - generally the standardized military equipment flowed out from many human kingdoms in the east - to arm their own army. The size of each warlord is different, the land it controls is different, the gold coins it can be plundered, and the army that can be afforded is also different. Generally speaking, the precious personal guards of the warlords have thousands of people, the few are only over one thousand, and the more may reach seven or eight thousand, but basically no one can reach ten thousand. The standardized military equipment in the black market is about to die. Even the Twin Cities only maintained an army of about 30,000 at the beginning. This also requires considering that Twin Cities is the most prosperous city in the entire central area.

Naturally, such a precious personal guard army cannot be consumed casually. It can even be said that the warlords would rather fail this battle than cause too much loss to their army. Even if the Gemini Kingdom occupied a large area of ​​land north of Enris City, they could still run south. As long as they had soldiers in their hands, they could capture their own territory, and even if they were not good, they could still fight a bandit who would eat meat. It was precisely because of this "smart" idea that they made an extremely stupid decision.

Catherine personally led a charge, and the front-end battle formation collapsed immediately - the pressure brought by thousands of war horses rushed over quickly was not something ordinary people, even some new recruits were borne by them. Before the two sides had formal contact, the front-end battle formation of the Haska coalition collapsed directly. The refugees in tattered clothes and ragged clothes, holding a bamboo pole and wooden stick in their hands as weapons ran back like crazy, completely dispersing the formation of the Haska coalition. The formation had completely collapsed, and the "smart" warlords immediately ordered to escape when they saw that the situation was not good.

Before a round came, the Haska coalition had already formed a defeat. More than 100,000 defeated soldiers fled everywhere in the mountains. Catherine's men had five thousand cavalry under her. They rode their horses and raised their swords and easily harvested the enemy's heads in exchange for commendation and military merits. The entire battlefield was full of corpses and the land was dyed red with blood. The coalition, which had been preparing for several months, persisted for less than a long time, and Catherine easily solved it.

Danica has read several detailed reports about this battle. Although this battle is critical, it has nothing to do with the difficulties. Unexpectedly, the people in the military headquarters have specially found someone to make such a large painting. It seems that this battle was promoted as an important achievement.

Seeing Danica stop, Phyllis followed her gaze and said with a smile: "This is a very good painting! It's rare to have such a large space."

"You think it's good?" Danica said.

Phyllis carefully admired it and said, "It's very good. Whether it's brushwork or coloring, it has a gloomy and grand feeling. This is not simple. There are not many painters who can draw such a large-scale battle and draw a sense of solemnity."

This painting is the largest work in this exhibition, attracting many people to stand in front of them to watch. In front of them is a soldier. Although he is not wearing a military uniform, it can be clearly seen from his standing posture and expression that this heroic woman in a horse-riding suit is a soldier, and she is a real soldier who has experienced war and fought on the battlefield.

The woman standing in front of the painting was actually an adjutant of Catherine. This time, she did not follow her commander out to suppress the rebellions one after another, but was arranged to train new recruits in Twin Cities. The territory of the Gemini Kingdom expanded so quickly, and the military strength had to keep up. The military headquarters had recruited large-scale soldiers since the beginning of the year, and now the various types of soldiers under the military headquarters have reached 60,000. Although the selection of people has been carried out carefully, those newly enlisted recruits cannot be used at all. According to the plan formulated by the military headquarters, they need to train for at least one year before they are qualified to go to the battlefield.

Although recruit training is very important, many of them are stipulated. Just arrange them and don’t take too much effort, so this adjutant has a lot of spare time. She knew that Catherine would bring soldiers back during the Chinese New Year, so she thought about how to give her coach a special New Year gift. After thinking for several nights, she finally made a decision - to give a painting, a painting depicting General Catherine's heroic appearance on the battlefield. Her coach is a person who attaches great importance to the honor of the battlefield, and she will definitely like this gift.

After making the decision, the adjutant immediately went to ask who the most famous painter in the Twins City was, and then paid 300 gold coins to order such a painting - the price was not cheap, especially in the frugal Gemini City. If you paint too many gold coins to buy an art or luxury item, you may be targeted by a crow.

It took more than three months for the painter to finally complete the painting. The adjutant originally planned to take it away directly, but the Aixue Exhibition Institute was about to hold a large-scale art exhibition. The painter proposed to show his proud work for a few days at the exhibition, which was also considered to add some fame to him. Considering that this would allow the residents of the Twin Cities to know the Gemini Army and General Catherine's outstanding military achievements, the adjutant hesitated for a moment and agreed.

It seems that the effect is quite good now. The adjutant looked at the painting and listened to the discussions of the people next to him, and was mostly shocked and admired. Several even had the idea of ​​joining the army.

Just when the adjutant was very satisfied with his operation, he vaguely heard a familiar voice. When she looked back, she was stunned for a moment, then she felt cold sweat and came out. Why did she see it here... She saw Her Majesty the Queen?

It sounds ridiculous. The adjutant didn't know Danica, so she had never seen the queen she was loyal to. She recognized Phyllis. Unlike Danica, who had been hiding in the palace, Phyllis often wandered around the Twin Cities. As one of the queens of the Twin Cities, there was no place she could not go to in the entire Twin Cities. Just over a month ago, Phyllis went to the military camp outside the Twin Cities to check the training of the recruits. She was the one she received at that time, so she knew Phyllis.

There was still a person standing next to Philis, and the conversation between the two was quite natural. In the Gemini Kingdom, there were only two people who could have equal status with Philis, and they chatted happily - Her Majesty the Queen and the Holy See of the Holy See. However, the adjutant noticed that behind the two of them was Luna, the maid of the Gemini Kingdom, Her Majesty the Queen's personal maid, and the identity of the woman next to Philis was very obvious - Her Majesty the Queen of the Gemini Kingdom.

Realizing that the woman was Her Majesty the Queen, the first thought that the adjutant came up with was to pretend that he didn't see it, and then he found an opportunity to slip away. She really didn't know how to deal with Her Majesty, what should be paid attention to, what taboos should be spoken in, what tone to say... She didn't know these, but the terrifying image left by Her Majesty in her heart was quite profound.

But it was too late to leave now. Although she didn't look directly at Her Majesty the Queen, at least Phyllis had seen herself. She slipped away at this time, but she was very disrespectful to the Queen and the royal power.

He had to bite the bullet and the adjutant cheered himself up in his heart and walked over.

As she walked over, the adjutant looked at Luna. She just guessed that the woman standing next to Phyllis was Her Majesty the Queen. Although it was unlikely, what if she guessed wrongly? That would be bad.

Noting that the adjutant looked at him, Luna nodded slightly and responded.

That's fine, at least not to get the identity wrong. The adjutant felt a little relieved, adjusted his condition, stood in front of Danica and Philes, saluted, and said, "Your Majesty." The adjutant did not shout out loudly as usual, but deliberately suppressed the voice very low-Her Majesty the Queen only brought Luna and came out, obviously not wanting others, at least he didn't want the public to know her identity. If she shouted out, wasn't she deliberately trying to oppose the Queen?

Danica nodded slightly and asked directly: "Is this painting ordered by the military?"

The adjutant felt that cold sweat began to bleed on her forehead. She didn't know what Her Majesty the Queen asked, but she didn't seem to like a too high-profile style of doing things. Not only the military department, but also the people from the Aishue Chamber of Commerce and the Executive Department also followed the principle of low-key work, and this painting seemed too high-profile.

Damn, why did I remember it at this time! The adjutant cursed himself in his heart and said, "Yes...yes, I ordered this painting."

The adjutant mustered up a lot of courage to take all the responsibilities on himself, but what she didn't expect, Danica nodded slightly and said, "It's pretty good. Catherine should like this painting very much."

What does this sentence mean? The adjutant muttered in his heart, and said with some distorted words: "It depends entirely on His Majesty's leadership." Her sentence means that the reason why the military can achieve such a victory and have a painting of great victory is because of the wise leadership of His Majesty the Queen.

Danica said, "The main credit is still on you and Katherine." After saying this, Danica said to Phyllis, "Let's go up the second floor and take a look."

Phyllis said, "Okay, I've almost visited the first floor."

Danica and Phyllis turned around and walked towards the stairs, leaving the adjutant standing there at a loss. At this time, Luna said a little overbearingly: "Go and do it. Your Majesty is just here to take a walk and see the art exhibition."

The adjutant looked at Danica, and saw that she had no special expression, so he lowered his head and said, "Yes."

After retreating, the adjutant asked a question in his heart: Luna is just a personal maid. What qualifications are there to make such instructions on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen? She seemed to have heard General Catherine say that Her Majesty had great doubts and vigilance for the maids who served her personally, because she was afraid that they would act recklessly. Then why did Luna be so bold? Or she had always underestimated the maid in the palace before.

Phyllis also felt that Luna's behavior was a little strange. She looked back and said nothing.

The paintings on the first floor of the exhibition are all large paintings. Even if they are not as huge as General Catherine's Capture of Hasca, they are not small in size and are not suitable for hanging in corridors and rooms. Phyllis did not gain much after walking around. In comparison, the paintings on the second floor are at least much in size.

The two of them looked down the corridor one by one, and Danica occasionally made a very amateur comment: "These apples, pears, and plates are all very similar!"

Phyllis gave her a blank look and said, "Do you think a painting looks good?"

"Isn't it?" said Danica.

"Of course not!" Phyllis said, "The core of painting, including all art, is expression. Expressing the author's thoughts and emotions, opinions, and whether the painting looks like a person is just a means... You really should learn to appreciate art."

Danica smiled and said lightly: "I don't have so much time to learn that thing. That thing takes too much time and is useless... Okay, let's not talk about that anymore, what do you want to express this still life?"

Phyllis looked down and saw that the name of the painting was "New Life". She looked carefully again and said, "The key to this painting is outside the window."

The fruit still life in this painting seems to be placed on a windowsill. Behind the still life is a window. Through the window, you can see that the land outside has been abandoned for a long time, and there seem to be many corpses in the messy grass.

"New Life..." Phyllis chuckled and said softly, "This name is quite interesting. New life often sprouts from the corpses of other creatures."
Chapter completed!