vs 7 The city of Sook today...
"It's a great idea, and it sounds exciting. ”
Zuckerbury looked very excited, but he also had scruples, "But Her Majesty has always disagreed with taking the initiative at this stage, I think Her Majesty's decision is wise, didn't you advocate the same before?"
"Her Majesty didn't choose to take the initiative because she didn't wait for the opportunity, and now I'm not challenging the Queen's authority, I'm just reporting something... And the truth is that the opportunity is already in front of us!"
Enhi-Ella said as he took out two of the reports he had put together from his leather purse, "Over the past two years, our strength has been growing at a terrible rate, and with our current strength, it won't be too difficult to storm Feld's Territory. When his two reports fell into Zuckerbury's hands, his smile became even brighter, "A million undead warriors will show the elves what death is!"
Zuckerbury lowered his head and flipped through Enshi-Ella's report, the text on it was the common language of the former empire, and the neat typography allowed him to intuitively see how the Cullen Collar had increased his strength in the past two years.
"Her Majesty's decision was the right one. Zuckerbury couldn't help but sigh.
"Yes, Your Majesty has always been the embodiment of wisdom. Enhi-Ella immediately chimed in.
"Your plan may work, but I need a detailed plan and report back to the Queen in person, and hopefully... Your Majesty will not reproach me for disturbing her slumber. ”
"You'll be able to see the report this tomorrow this time. Enhi-Ella replied confidently.
"Are you sure you can do it in one day? I don't want to bear the wrath of the Queen. ”
"Of course. ”
...
Three days later,
Enshi Ella, who was busy reorganizing the army, was called to his lab by Zuckerbury.
"Her Majesty has put you in charge of your plans, and if you can get the Suk Plains in chaos, then the army of the undead led by Cullen will go south!"
...
Sook City,
The earliest city of mankind, the hegemony of the human empire in the Eastern Continent began to extend outward from here.
Five years ago, the city was a sacred place shared by all human beings, sacred and inviolable. But when the empire collapsed and the city of Sukh was controlled by the elves, the nobles of the empire did not want to unite to retake their holy land, but to choose independence and establish their own power in various parts of the Suk Plain first, and then attack and kill each other.
The City Council, the power established by the nobles of the Suk Plain after the fall of the Empire, is a typical combination of interests, and its existence is to balance the power of the major nobles after the collapse of the Empire.
Now, the ancient city of Sukh is facing a new war, and the young king of Kru wants to restore the glory of his ancestors, crown himself emperor in the city, and reunite the human world.
"Pedy Reagan used despicable means to frame his brother during the Orc War, so that he was able to inherit the Cru Territory and be crowned king, and Crewe City became a living hell under his royal rule, and now he has put his clutches into Sukh City to enslave us completely!"
"The people of the Ancestral Lands will not let Pedi Reagan's atrocities go, and we will end his rule!"
"End the reign of Pedy Reagan!"
In the squares of Sooke City, officials of the city council were giving speeches, and onlookers were shouting against Peddy Reagan's brutality, even Victory Square outside Lion Castle.
Today's Victory Square is no longer as quiet and beautiful as it used to be, and the makeshift podium is surrounded by yellow paper printed with leaflets, and the gallows made of giant wood next to the podium is so eye-catching.
At this moment, the commander of the fortress at the mouth of the Ronice Gorge, Adonis, was tied to the gallows, a judge was reading Adonis's crimes, and the citizens of the neighborhood were constantly cursing and throwing bad fruits and eggs at him from time to time.
The streets around the square were full of castle guards, who strictly checked every passing carriage, and from time to time there would be clashes between councillors and guards, only to end the dispute with stern reprimands.
At the intersection of the plaza commercial street, the only one preserved at the end of the narrow procession, a two-wheeled carriage was parked on the side of the street, and the simplicity of the carriage was somewhat out of place with the luxurious streets and shops around it. In the nearest café to the carriage, Woz-Pedro quietly sipped his coffee, looking at the chaos in the square and pondering questions.
"Oh" erupted in cheers in the square, and Adonis was finally sent to the gallows after suffering humiliation.
The door of the café was pushed open, and a young nobleman in a silk shirt with a short sword at his waist walked in, and after refusing the call of the café attendant, he walked straight to where Woz Pedro was sitting.
"Don't mind if I sit down. "The young man greeted Woz Pedro very politely.
"Whatever you want. Woz Pedro stopped thinking and looked at the young man.
"A cup of bitter plums, no sugar. The young man ordered himself a drink.
"Very few young people can stand the taste of bitter plums. Woz Pedro closed the report he was flipping through.
The young nobleman shrugged, "Father loves the taste, and every time the family tea party he doesn't ask us what we want, just asks the servant to bring a pot of bitter plums, and lets us chat with him while drinking it." ”
Woz Pedro deliberately made a look of disbelief, "Crete Slitter is an enlightened aristocrat, he never takes the place of others. ”
"He will show his heart to those outside the family like the sea. "But to us, we are as stern as court ceremonies." ”
"But you've benefited a lot. Woz Pedro also had a polite smile.
"Yes, we have benefited a lot. The young man held out his hand, "Genot, Ginath-Slit, it's a pleasure to see you here, Marquis of Woz." ”
"I heard early on that old fellow in Crete that he had a particularly capable young son. Woz Pedro held out his hand and shook Ginot Slittle's hand, "It's been a long time since I've seen your father... Is he okay now?"
Woz Pedro said this with a serious look at the young man, "And... Now it's a federal state, not an empire, so... Don't call me a marquis. ”
"Have you completely given up on the glory of your family?"
"Young man, you can distinguish between reality and ideals, and when you succeed in distinguishing between reality and ideals, your father will consider handing over the burden of the family to you. ”
"But..."
"Is your father okay?" said Woz Pedro, repeating the question, naturally digressing the subject.
"Since the collapse of the empire, my father has not left the manor outside the city for a single step. Swallowing what he was about to say, he replied, "Maybe my father doesn't want to see what Suke City looks like after it falls...", he turned his gaze to the chaotic scene in Victory Square outside, "If my father sees this kind of scene, maybe he will die of depression." ”
Woz-Pedro also looked out at the square, the wreckage of the Grand Theater was so striking, the weeds grew near the fallen Church of the Holy Light, and the citizens of the square were shouting and cursing like madmen, and the noise was like a hammer hitting his chest.
"Penny Danediv used her power to protect the city from other forces at the time of the collapse of the Empire, and we elected her as the consul of the city and put her in charge of the council. Guinot withdrew his gaze from the square, stared at Woz Pedro and said, "But after that, she used brutal methods to eliminate her political enemies, even Nepdo Quint. ”
"She has long been known to work with the Undead Legion, and she is leading the people of Suker City to their demise, turning our ancestral lands into hell. Ginot suppressed his excitement and anger, "As the descendants of the former Five Great Protector Families, it is our responsibility to put an end to the strife in Suke City. ”
"Is that what your father meant?"
"This is the will of the people of Suk City!"
"Haha," Woz Pedro pointed to the chaotic plaza outside, "that's the will of the people of Suk City, and Chief Penny represents them." ”
"That's your answer?"
"I had no choice. ”
Ginot frowned and looked at Woz Pedro seriously, then stood up and put down the two silver crowns after a few seconds, "It's a pleasure to talk to you, Your Excellency." With that, he turned decisively and quickly left.
"Stampede" When Ginott left, the waiter at the café walked up slowly, "I think he's right." The waiter put down the cup full of bitter plum juice and said to Woz-Perold, "Why didn't you promise him?"
"Do you think they'll succeed?"
"I'm not sure... I'm just a waiter. ”
Woz Pedro kept smiling, looked at the ordinary-looking middle-aged waiter in front of him, and said, "Adonis was just humiliated like a beggar, and his body will be burned along with the internal organs of those beasts in the nearby slaughterhouse. ”
"Chief Penny is now the savior of the city, a forerunner against tyrants, and a guardian of the citizens. Woz-Pedro's smile grew, "Now... Do you think they'll succeed?"
"I'm just a waiter. The squire shrugged.
"Haha. Woz-Perold shrugged his shoulders as well, and stood up, leaving two silver crowns, and took a sip of the bitter plum, "It's really hard to drink." He commented and paced out of the café.
The bells of the "jingle" doors echo in the empty café halls.
"What do you think he means by that?" said the old woman's voice at the same time as the sound of light footsteps.
"He's warning us that Penny Danedive's rule is not collapsing as rumored to be. The waiter's face was free of the doubts and puzzles he had just had.
"That is, he has discovered our identity. The woman walked to the window and calmly watched the commotion outside.
"Boss Martha, it seems that you have revealed your identity on your own initiative. The waiter's smile was genuine from the outside.
Martha, the leader of one of the countless underground forces in Suker City, has another identity as the executive of the Security Service, and has the authority of the Chief of the Security Service to deal with it. At the same time, she has another secret that few people know... She is a secret agent of the Kingdom of Kruria, her son Eden, whom she has never mentioned to anyone else, and is now serving the queen in the staff office of the king's office of the Kingdom of Kruria.
"He found out who we were, and we were still unharmed. Martha blushed and had a wicked smile between her lips, which made her suddenly look a little old and full of charm.
...
Woz Pedro sat in a humble carriage and walked slowly towards the gate of the Lion Castle, he had long forgotten what had happened to the café, and the noisy crowd in the square outside the window caught his attention. The hideous expressions and bloodthirsty roars of the citizens who had been brainwashed by the officials of the Consul House made Woz Pedro wonder if this was really Victory Square.
"Shit, you deserve hell!" a terrible curse came to Woz-Perrod's ears, and as he subconsciously followed the prestige, he saw a young man spitting on the guards outside the castle's rebuilt walls. In the midst of the uproar, the young man was knocked unconscious by a merciless punch from a guard and dragged into the nearby prison cart like a brute, and the nearby onlookers shouted excitedly like primitive people.
'Is the city really hopeless?' Woz-Pedro closed his eyes and closed the window of the carriage, not wanting to focus on the end of the young man.
In the struggle for power, in the end, what you get is such a hell on earth. ’
'What the hell am I here?'
'What the hell did I do?'
In a trance, Woz-Perrod was told by the servants that he had arrived at his destination.
Outside the parliament building, the officials were in a hurry, and hundreds of people gathered in the reception hall next to the gate, so quiet that it was difficult to hear the footsteps.
Passing through the reception hall, the loud quarrels reached the ears of Woz Pedro, the deputies arguing, but these quarrels were not shouted by the councillors who were high up in Suke City, they were the ordinary members of the House of Representatives.
Their quarrels are generally pointless, because it is the City Council that really makes the decisions, and the City Council, which currently retains thirty-one seats after the last incident, and these thirty-one people are the real rulers of Suk City.
Passing through the familiar corridors, Woz Pedro enters the familiar halls of the city council under the guidance of the secretary.
The person who was speaking in the hall was Sim Erke, as the owner of the largest chamber of commerce in Suke City today, he was born as a commoner, and he habitually had a modest and respectful attitude, "The materials stored by the major chambers of commerce in Suke City in the city can provide the city for half a year, but it can only be the minimum consumption..."