In the end, Oscar's voice lowered, waved his hand to look at Richard, and said seriously: "Okay, let's not talk about this, let's get down to business." You're looking for me in such a hurry to make sure how you can fulfill your promise?"

"Yes. Richard did not deny it, "I said that I would help you win the war, and I would give me what I wanted, and now the war has been won......"

"Then you'll get what you want in no time. Oscar took over and said seriously.

"Soon?" Richard raised his eyebrows, "exactly?"

"It's a celebration, of course. Oscar glanced at Richard and said angrily, "Don't tell me, you don't even want to participate in the celebration." The entrance ceremony is not a matter of not participating, but the celebration ceremony is a special ceremony for His Majesty to reward those who have made meritorious contributions to the war.

General Sauron, beware of the side of the Sika Kingdom, just in case, stayed in the reef fort, which is understandable. And apart from him, it is you, the commander and adviser, who have the highest status in the army, if you don't participate, what kind of ceremony is it, what kind of celebration is it?

So you have to participate, and the rest of what is promised to you will be given to you at the ceremony, in the name of rewarding merit. As you may have heard, if nothing else, you'll be given a special garrison in Sika as a fief in return for your extra contribution to the war - the Alliance has always rewarded merit and punished guilt. ”

Richard listened, raised his eyebrows, and his first thought was to refuse, after all, he was too lazy to manage any fiefdom - politics, personnel, communication, etc., the most troublesome, it would waste too much time and affect the progress of research, if he really wanted to manage, he would not leave in the Blue Lion Kingdom in the first place.

But he suddenly remembered what the blood princess Jasmine had discussed with him before - if he was too lazy to manage, it would be better to transfer his name to the other party.

In addition, he thought that many of his current research has reached a bottleneck, and it will take a lot of time to break through. Before, I didn't think it was necessary, and with the threat of the Truth Society, it was more flexible to do my own research, so I didn't form any team.

Now that the Society of Truth has been extinguished, perhaps it would be better to assemble a large research team from top to bottom to assist it.

And a relatively independent territory is more convenient for forming such a team.

So......

After thinking for a long time, Richard nodded, agreed, and said to Oscar: "Okay, I will participate in the celebration ceremony then." ”

"That's good. Oscar said, relieved.

After taking a sip of tea, he stood up, rubbed his eyebrows, and walked out, saying as he walked: "Since your matter has been negotiated, I will not delay, and continue to be busy with the entrance ceremony and the celebration ceremony." ”

"Okay, I'll send you. Richard said, getting up and walking out the door with Oscar.

When he reached the door of the courtyard, Oscar suddenly stopped, frowned slightly, and turned his head to look in one direction.

Richard frowned similarly and followed Oscar, looking in the same direction.

"Boom-"

In that direction, a long brass bell rang out.

"Boom-"

Then came another brass bell.

"Boom-"

Again.

"Boom-"

Fourth, fifth......

Again and again, the brass bell became shorter and shorter, and more urgent.

The sound was like a substantial wood pulp, and it was so hard that it was stirred into the night, stirring it so hard that the air suddenly stirred.

This is?!

It stands to reason that in Char City, the sound on the bell tower is used to tell the time - but the time is always announced during the day, and it will stop at night, after all, no one wants to be asleep and suddenly woken up by the sound of the bell. In that case, the bell striker is afraid that he will not survive the night.

Therefore, it is not normal for the bell to ring at night.

Extremely abnormal!

Every time it sounds, it means that something big has happened, big enough to wake up the whole city to announce it.

And what exactly is determined by the number of times the bell rings, for example:

Six, it means that there is a spy invasion, creating uncontrollable bloodshed, and the whole city is to be sealed down and martial law - after Char founded the city, such a bell only rang twice, and it was just when the country was founded.

Nine times, it means that a large number of enemy troops suddenly appeared nearby, and the whole city needs to be on alert and ready to meet the battle - after Char founded the city, such a bell rang only once, also when the country was just founded. And that time it was a false alarm, and the person who ordered the bell was severely punished.

Twelve times, it means that there is an irresistible calamity, and the whole city needs to be evacuated - such a bell, let alone Char, has not sounded in the entire Soma Alliance city......

So what exactly is this bell?

Oscar was a little stunned and surprised at first when he heard the bell ringing, but after three clicks, he had already reacted and calmly began to count to determine what was going on.

Then after six strikes, the bell did not stop......

After nine strikes, the bell did not stop......

After twelve strikes, the bell still did not stop......

Eventually, the bell struck the thirteenth time, followed by a long silence that left the bell lingering in Char's night.

Thirteen times?

Richard, who was also paying attention to the number of bells, raised his eyebrows after listening to the last bell, and couldn't help but recall a previous experience.

I remember that when it was still on the East Coast, he once went back to the White Rock Tower, and suddenly the White Stone Tower rang a bronze bell, the same thirteen times. Later, he followed the crowd to the open space outside, only to find thirteen bronze bells, representing the funeral—they were ringed for the burial of all the wizards who had died under the attack of the Order of Truth in the White Stone Tower.

The most profound thing is that at that funeral, he saw with his own eyes that Macbeth, who liked to wear white, went into the ground. As a result, I later learned from the princess of the Black Kingdom that Macbeth was faked and was actually alive - the funeral was just a cover-up.

So what happened when Char's bell rang thirteen times this time? Is it also a funeral?

If it was really a funeral, who died?

Turning his head, Richard noticed that at this time, the black-faced old man Oscar's eyes widened, his dark face turned pale unprecedentedly, his body trembled, and his lips opened and closed several times without making a sound, as if he had been greatly impacted, and he could barely stand.

This is?

He wondered, and in the night, the bell towers of the entire Char city rang out, and they rang thirteen times in turn, as if in response to the sound of the first bronze bell.

In November, it was already a cold moon, and the cold wind was howling at night, and with the crisp and cold sound of the copper bell, the atmosphere suddenly became extremely solemn and depressing.

Richard looked at Oscar and was about to ask a question, but before he could say anything, Oscar had already resisted the shock and turned his head, opened his mouth and replied, "Your Majesty...... Gone!"

What the!

The Emperor of the Alliance, the Bear Monarch - Pyotr Romanov, died?!