A familiar feeling lingers in my heart, little by little it is carved into the bone marrow and disperses into the whole body.

Warm and familiar, quiet and pure, as pure as the moon, tender as water.

Rien knew it was her.

"Lixia." When the name was pronounced, a shadow quietly appeared.

At that moment, it was as if everything was stagnant.

Lane only had her in his eyes, and couldn't tolerate anything else.

"Lixia," Lane murmured, calling again the name that had become one with his life.

"Riene" Lixia's eyes were red, and thoughts and tears overflowed together.

Li En couldn't suppress the emotions in his heart anymore, and pulled the jade man in front of him into his arms with all his might.

Lixia closed her eyes and leaned quietly against Riene's chest.

The two just hugged quietly, quietly, quietly.

Silence is not because you don't know what to say, but because you don't need to say much.

Love to the depths without regrets, love to the depths without words

I don't know how long it took for a low call to reach Riene's ears.

"Brother" is soft and turning, turning a hundred times. The affection contained in it is no less than that of Lixia.

The owner of the voice had already tied a heart to Rien when he was ignorant. In her eyes, Li En carries her family, love, friendship, and all her good feelings.

"Elyse" Li En looked at the girl with red eyes, the girl who had been by his side for as long as he could remember, the warmth and pity in her eyes were intertwined, soft and spoiled.

Lixia smiled lightly, silently left Riene's embrace, and beckoned to Elyse.

Elysée didn't hesitate any longer, and threw herself into Riene's arms.

"Brother!"

"Brother!"

"Brother!"

A thousand words, thoughts and worries, all turned into this sincere call.

"I'm sorry to worry you." Lane reached out and wiped the tears from her sister's eyes over and over again.

"As long as you're okay, brother," Elyse smiled with a pure smile, pear blossoms and rain, "Welcome back, brother." ”

"I'm back, Elyse." Riene buried her head in her long, waterfall-like hair and said softly.

"Hee-hee." Someone chuckled, with a little envy in the narrowness, "What a passion, Elyse." ”

Elyse blushed instantly, and left Rie's arms in a panic, hiding behind Rie and not daring to see anyone.

Li En rubbed his sister's long hair and looked sideways at the blonde girl who was as cute as an angel: "Long time no see, Your Highness Elfin, I am relieved to see that you are okay." ”

"Thanks to Sister Lixia and Mr. Tovar arriving in time, we were able to escape the Noble Alliance's arrest and leave the Imperial Capital, but Father and Mother and Cedric" At this, Elfin's little face darkened.

"Yes." Rien turned to Lixia, "No chance?" ”

Lixia shook her head and said, "No." As you might expect, the Guards were all Duke Kane's men, and they put all the royal family under house arrest in the palace, and they were quite well guarded. ”

"Even you can't do it?" Ryne's brow furrowed.

"If you just sneak in, it's not a big problem, but it's just to save people."

"Have you seen Your Majesty?"

"Yes, it is precisely because His Majesty Yukent said that their safety does not need to be worried, please let me protect Elphin and Olibat, and I will come back."

"That's right," Lane narrowed his eyes unconsciously.

The emperor can't help but save it, and coerce the Son of Heaven to make the princes' hand too big, so big that the aristocratic faction can occupy the righteous position in whatever it does, and if you want to weaken the power of the aristocratic faction, you must first deprive them of their status.

However, Elixia couldn't bring people out, and it seemed that the garrison was indeed quite tight, and the thieves could not be counted on.

Then change the way and rob it openly?

I joined forces with Lixia, I cleared the miscellaneous soldiers, and Lixia saved people

Well, it seems to be feasible, but only if you have to figure out the deployment of the Guards, the schedule, the patrol routes, and the design of the palace

"Brother, brother!" Elysée tugged at the corner of Larien's coat, interrupting his thoughts.

"What's wrong?"

"Let's go back and think about it, Mom and Dad are still waiting at home."

"Mom and Dad?" Lane was stunned, "Wait, how come they are at home?" Didn't you go to the shelter? ”

According to Rien's plan, the whole town of Uumir, led by his father, mother, and priest Benal, should take refuge in Hamel in batches on the Joker, disguised as a cargo ship. Rien had already prepared enough supplies and shelters there, and entrusted Esther and Joshua Hamel with internal security, while half of Nidhogg's forces were responsible for Hamel's surroundings - in case of emergency, Nidhog would fend off enemy attacks and buy time for the people to take refuge in Libel.

But why are the parents who should have been in Hamel still in Yumir? Could it be that the evacuation plan was not launched at all?

At this thought, Rien's whole body was not good, but fortunately, Lixia saw his thoughts and sent a reassurance in time - the whole of Yumir had been emptied, and only Theo and Lucia, as well as a few tourists who had fled the war, remained in the town.

The reason for leaving behind is also answered after Lane meets his parents, because Theo and Lucia see through some of Lee's plans.

The evacuation of the entire town shows that Rien has foreseen the danger that Yumir will encounter.

Located on the border and surrounded by mountains, Uumir is very inconvenient except for airborne or cableway transportation, and has no strategic significance. Even if the entire empire were to be turned upside down, it was unlikely to affect Yumir, and there was no need to take refuge elsewhere.

So the question is, where is the danger?

There's only one answer - Lane brought it.

The Shuvaze family has a deep relationship with the Arnoor family, Te'o and Yukent III have a good relationship, Elysée and Elfin are sisters, and Rien and Olibert are old friends who share weal and belong.

Combined with the fact that Lane had arranged the shelter in advance, Teo and Lucia could be sure that Lane would intervene in the civil war, and the action would not be small, otherwise they would not have to solve their worries first.

Then the question arises again, according to this, the two should go to Yumir for refuge to let Li En feel at ease, why did they choose to stay in Yumir?

The answer is simple, because Teo gets the news that Elphin and Elyse are missing.

Zhizi Moruo's parents, the first time they got the news, the two guessed that the matter was related to Li En.

The alliance of nobles who had made up their minds to blackmail the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and who had already controlled the emperor, empress, and crown prince, would not let Elfin escape. It's no exaggeration to say that Elfin is now a time bomb that could detonate at any moment. Under such circumstances, it was impossible for Lane to let Elfin go to Hamel. Considering Elfin's age, it is unlikely that he will join up with the mysterious Olibat or take refuge abroad.

In the end, there was only one option left - Yoomir, who had been emptied and the mountains behind him as a retreat.

With this in mind, Teo and Lucia chose to stay. As parents, they saw what Lane didn't see - how depressed and miserable Elfin would be at the age of fifteen after experiencing the blow of her parents being under house arrest and having to flee herself. At this point, someone has to explain that Lucia is the best person and has a responsibility.

As for Te'o, he stayed just in case. In terms of knowledge of the nearby terrain, Te'o recognized the second, and no one dared to recognize the first. As soon as the wind blows, he will retreat into the mountains with everyone, ensuring that no one from a division can find them.

On Hamel's side, the respected steward of Perkins acted as the lord, assisted by the priest Bernal, and the lords were in good condition and in a stable mood, so there was no need to worry.

After listening to his parents' explanation, Li En was convinced.

In the end, Ginger is old and spicy, Rien has almost counted everything, but he has forgotten the human heart, and the choice of Te'o and Lucia has taught Rien a very good lesson.

"I'm sorry, Your Highness Elphing, I'm really sorry for ignoring your feelings." Lane bowed his head and confessed.

"It's okay, Mr. Lane has given enough, so you don't have to-." In the middle of speaking, Elfin's eyes suddenly lit up, "By the way, can I make a request?" ”

"Your Highness, please speak."

"I want to call you Brother Lane like Elyse."

Holy, come again? - The corners of Riene's mouth twitched.

Elyse's face sank directly: "Gong ~ Lord ~ His Royal Highness ~ His Majesty ~"

"Elyse is so scary" Elfin's delicate body trembled, and she wanted to cry, "Because, because my father, mother, brother, and Cedric are not there, I am alone, so I want to treat your uncle, aunt, Mr. Lane, and Elyse as family, can't I?" ”

The little angel shed tears, and Lucia immediately overflowed with motherhood: "Of course, what do you say, dear?" ”

"I'll see it." Theo and Yukent III are small, and they are 10,000 in favor.

"Mr. Riene, Elyse," Elphine stared at Rien with large, watery eyes.

Li En's heart also softened: "That, Elyse or she will agree"

Elyse hummed half annoyed, half arrogant. She is a kind girl, even if she saw that Alfin had an element of acting, she did not object to it. Elphine's pain and sorrow Elysée knew best, and as long as she could make Elfin happy again, even if she called her "Brother Lien", Elysée would admit it—not that no other girl had ever called her that before. (Well done, Tida!) ）

Elfin burst into tears and smiled, and hugged Elysée beside her: "Thank you so much, Elyse, and Brother Ryne. ”

"Just pretend." Elysée whispered in Elfin's ear.

Elfin playfully stuck out her tongue and got a bargain.

"Oops, oops, it's still the same as before." Tovar, who had remained with Yumir as a bodyguard, complained.

After gossiping and laughing, it's time to get down to business.

Because they stayed in Yumir and didn't leave, Teo and Tovar didn't have much information to gather, which can be roughly summarized as follows.

First, a month ago, the imperial capital of Heimdall officially fell, and now it is the stronghold of the noble alliance.

Second, at about the same time, Tolista and Tolz Military Academies were captured, and many instructors and students were able to escape Tollista due to the resistance of all the teachers and students, and their whereabouts are currently unknown.

Third, up to now, most of the major cities of the empire have been occupied by the noble alliance, and the regular army deployed in various places has been suppressed by the noble alliance except for a part, and the war situation is not favorable to the regular army.

In addition, there are rumors, such as the unknown whereabouts of Oliebat, such as the boiling of public resentment in various places because of the war and tax increases.

This general, basically deducible information was of little use to Rien, and he wanted more accurate and detailed first-hand information.

Te'o and Tovar said they couldn't do anything about it—and Lane didn't count on them, he had been prepared.

"Lisia, Elyse, help me move the two boxes under the bed in my room."

"Okay."

"Okay, brother."

The two codeboxes with a lot of gray fell on them, one black and one white.

The black box is bulky and contains a high-powered military communication machine, with which it can be used to make contact with the sleepers in various places using a special line prepared in advance.

The white box is relatively small, and inside it holds a stack of notebooks, a military map of the empire, and professional drawing tools such as rulers and pencils.

The military map was spread out to show the mountains and rivers of Erebonia, and the maps were marked with various color labels indicating the defense areas of the regular army divisions and the garrisons of the consular army, and the corresponding numbers were noted. With these numbers, you can find the corresponding information in the notebook that goes with the map -- the official name and number of the unit, the number of troops, the quality of the personnel, the equipment, and the records and resumes of the commander-in-chief and adjutants.

Half of this information was provided by Mura, and the other half was obtained by Dawn through various underground channels, and it cost countless miras - can you imagine? As a shareholder and board member of the second largest consortium in the Western Continent, the number in Lane's bank account is less than seven, and it is still Mira, which is basically equivalent to the yen, which shows how much effort and money he spent in preparing for the civil war.

The meticulously detailed map, comparable to the notes of the archives of the "Intelligence Agency", moved everyone.

Even close as Lixia thought that Rien was just doing good in the war, but she didn't expect him to fight with the idea of helping the world, let alone others.

"Lane"

"Brother Ryne"

Lane met everyone's eyes one by one, smiling and his eyes calm.

"One month, give me one month, and I will end the war. What Dreikers the Great could have done back then, Olibart and I could do too, and we will do even better! ”

This is Lane's manifesto.

Eight years of hardship.

In the past eight years, we have gathered wealth and scattered wealth.

For eight years, the scheming has been exhausted.

Fight only for this!

January is over! (To be continued.) )