The Star-Moon Festival is one of the biggest festivals of the year in Istar and is even more important to the people here than the New Year. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Because it was the anniversary of the founding of Ishtar, seven hundred years ago, the capital of sinful karma was destroyed by a disaster, and many years later, the city of Ishtar on the back of a whale was founded, and it has flourished ever since.

Flowers and buntings have already been laid around the Golden Mile, and shops are decorated with lights to sell their goods, and the dense crowd walks along the Golden Mile towards the center of the city, and their destination is the town square of Istal.

There, the rulers of Ishtar give speeches summarizing the course of the year and looking forward to the new year, which for ordinary people will begin with the fireworks that have been created by Istar using alchemy, which can be regarded as a rare sight in the wasteland.

And at this moment, in the corner of the city square, in the hall of the consul, several men in silk robes were talking to each other.

"Is Levi's death clear?"

It was a thick-lipped man named Fletcher, one of the three Speakers of the Senate Council.

"The Iron Wolf Guard's gang of rice eaters still haven't had any clues about the assassins. ”

A stocky man replied, his name was Nicholas, and he was one of the three Speakers of the Senate Council.

"Nicholas, could it be yours to do it?"

The last man, the man with gray temples, said in a skeptical tone, that he was Albert, and that he was in charge of the Council of Elders as the other two.

"Evidence must be obtained before speaking, Albert, and besides, what good will it do me to kill a useless Chamber of Commerce president. ”

Nicholas sneered.

"There is no shortage of strong people in the Black Iron Rank around Levi, and even then they can be easily assassinated, if there is really such a strong person to help, Albert, I would rather buy your head. ”

"Hmph. ”

Albert snorted coldly, as if he no longer wanted to reply.

Although the three of them have the highest weight, their own strength is also not bad, after all, in this world, it is not reliable to rely on the guards and bodyguards, and people's hearts can be bought by money, they naturally understand this truth, so over the years, they have used their power to purchase many medicinal materials that can improve their physical fitness, and they have advanced black iron and have the capital to save their lives.

"You two stop arguing, now is not the time for infighting, Levi's death, I think is a warning. ”

Fletcher, who was relatively neutral, advised, and looked out the window at the crowd of onlookers.

"The legacy of what happened 10 years ago may not have faded yet. ”

"How is that possible?"

Nicholas asked rhetorically, of course he knew what Fletcher was talking about, and he had almost forgotten about it for ten years, and it was not until the information he got some time ago that he gradually began to pay attention to it.

"But it's unbelievable that the Faramo family will come back. ”

That's right, even if through some secret channel, the three of them learned that the heir of the Farami family was interested in returning to the shallow sea, but they didn't take it to heart.

The dispute between the Rainbow Tower and the Sanctuary has been in their eyes for so many years, and they understand that the little guy who escaped from the Lamo family wants to use the power of orthodoxy, but how can the intrigue between the two forces easily send forces to assist this little guy who has no soldiers around him.

Even if he returned to Istal, there were very few people who would respond to his summons, and the few who were the only ones would either be stripped of their power, or they would have died in the past ten years.

Why is the lonely little guy making waves in Istar ?

Of course, the strategic contempt did not prevent the three of them from taking this information seriously in their tactics, and for this reason, they even used the most stealthy force, the Hot Wind Mercenary Regiment.

That's right, the back-of-the-scenes financiers of the Hot Wind Mercenary Group are actually the Council of Elders, who have absorbed the bandits of the Mercenary Group and allowed them to privateer and provide shelter to some extent, while the Hot Wind Mercenary Group has carried out some shady things for the Council of Elders.

For example, ten years ago, it was the Heatwind Mercenary Regiment, who had just gained power, who killed Viscount Faramo, and this time allowed the Council of Elders to take power.

"There's a good chance that Levi's affair was the manipulation of that guy. ”

Nicholas said, glancing at the time.

"It's time for us to go out. ”

Before he could finish speaking, he heard the lively square outside suddenly fall silent.

"What's wrong?"

Thinking something was wrong, Fletcher poked his head out, only to be stunned by what he saw.

In the place where they used to give their speeches, a piece of glass was being placed.

On the glass, some images are reflected.

It was a knight in battle armor, and through the unlifted visor, his handsome face could be seen, it was the late Viscount Faramo.

At this moment, however, he fell to the ground, several arrows in his body, and behind him were the speakers of the three senators' councils.

"You ...... Actually colluded with robbers. ”

Viscount Faramir spat blood from his mouth and said with difficulty.

"Times have changed, my lord, if you want to blame, we can only blame you for standing in our way. ”

After speaking, Fletcher, who was the leader, took out a short dagger and plunged it straight into the heart of Viscount Faramo, and after a while, he slowly pulled out the blood-stained dagger.

The star and moon pendant on Viscount Faramo's chest gradually dimmed, and the picture also fell into darkness.

This is the end of the picture, but there is a long silence.

Viscount Faramir had always been killed in battle with the robbers in official reports, but what they saw before their eyes was clearly a picture of a political conspiracy.

"Who the hell did this!?

Albert was shocked, and although the picture in front of him was slightly different from what he remembered, it showed the facts they least wanted others to know in the most impactful way, which was undoubtedly a huge shock.

The three of them immediately went downstairs and rushed out of the consul's hall, just in front of the silent crowd of the entire square.

Nicholas was still thinking about how to explain it, he was standing in front of the podium, about to speak, but in the crowd, a teenager came out.

With curly blond hair and turquoise eyes, he is full of heroism, just like Viscount Faramo.

"It's !! you"

Fletcher immediately recognized the other man, who they despised and the sole heir of the Faramir family, Jerome Faramir.

"The three Lords, I, Jerome Faramer, in my capacity as the rightful heir of Istal, request to return to the Hall of the Archons. ”

He held aloft a pendant with the stars and moon shining in the sun, the emblem of the House of Faramor and a testament to the return of the king.

At the same time, it was proposed to arrest Fletcher, Nicholas, and Albert in connection with the assassination of the Viscount of the Kingdom. ”

Jerome's voice was loud, echoing in the silent city square, in the hearts of all.

"You impostor!"

Nicholas was the first to react, shouting and pointing at Jerome.

"Take him!"

Following his order, two platoons of guards stepped forward, spears in their hands flickering towards Jerome.

But a gust of wind blew.

Bang -

The guards didn't even see what was happening, and all the weapons in their hands were broken, and everyone was punched to varying degrees, and the formation immediately broke up.

Jerome, on the other hand, remained in place, unmoving.

Beside him, two people appeared.

One of them was a slender and delicate girl, with long black hair flowing and flowing, golden pupils exuding a terrifying aura, she held a strip of meat in her mouth, and her hands were on her chest, with a look of nonchalance.

The other was a swordsman in full armor, a terrifying sword glowing with a cold light, and a turquoise cloak rattling in the wind.

"Take me?"

Jerome said calmly.

"Three adults can try. ”