"We can't sit idly by and watch them die in vain!"

Back in the council hall a little earlier, several councillors sitting at small round tables were shouting angrily: "They've been fighting outside the city for two days, even if we don't send troops, what should we do?"

“……”

"Are you going to watch such opportunities go down the drain? Did you just give up the choice of fighting? The national fortunes of our principality of Hernefia for hundreds of years...... Is it going to end here and now? ”

“…… Carlos. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

The empty council hall echoed only the man's voice, which had not moved for a long time like an opera house that had already ended, but an old voice gradually sounded in the corner of the round benches, like a tired old man in the twilight: "We know your feelings, but ...... It is no longer possible for the Adventurer Act to continue. ”

“…… What the? ”

"The current situation of the principality makes it impossible for us to continue to support and rely on any external forces, not even selfless adventurers." Fortes, who was still dressed in a dress, looked a few years older, and his sonorous voice, which could have competed with the young people, became much lowered: "Not to mention their greed and vacillation, we have seen it countless times, if we fail again......"

"The Principality can't afford to lose a single one."

Another gray old man with a wooden hammer interrupted the conversation, but his voice was just as tired and low: "Tania is right in front of them, and we don't have any chips to lose."

"But before that......"

"Tasker's defeat has proven the futility of our last effort."

As if he knew what the other party was trying to say, Fortes's voice sounded again: "Even if the surrounding states and counties are now sending support, Tania will not escape the fate of destruction, and wants to keep this city...... We can only rely on ourselves. ”

"Die, or live......" his eyes gradually deepened, "It's that simple."

"You old guys have lived for so long, are you still greedy for life and afraid of death?"

Carlos, who had long hair, looked at each other fixedly for a while, but finally sneered: "No wonder the Imperial people made a request, you all agreed to it one bite at a time......"

“……”

"You did not speak when Koska and Ferron fell into the hands of the enemy, nor did you speak when the fortress of Fars fell...... Now that the Imperials have come to us, the corpses of adventurers who are desperately fighting outside the city can be piled up into a hill......"

He raised his fists and slammed them on the table in front of him: "But you want to abandon your weapons and surrender?"

"I don't want to repeat it."

Fortes replied sullenly, "They have no substantial connection with us until nothing is passed, and we ignore them...... There's nothing wrong with that. ”

"You want ...... Waiting for death? ”

"We also have the potential to continue to prosper."

Turning his head to look at the old man sitting in the center without saying a word, Fortson said slowly, "As a solid follower of the Pamirs, you don't understand our behavior so much...... I wouldn't blame anything either. ”

“…… I understand. Carlos said in a deep voice, "You agreed to the list...... Right? ”

"There are a lot of nobles on that list, and I'm under a lot of pressure." The old man sighed and said, "If you don't want some of those requests to come true......

"Please go talk to the Empire yourself."

“…… Very good. ”

In the silence of President Hossman, who was still sitting in the center, Carlos took a deep breath, then turned his head again and looked at the bearded middle-aged man on the other side who had not spoken: "What about you, Connelly?" Haven't you always supported adventurers? ”

The slightly chubby middle-aged man raised his head, his lips trembled for a while, but finally he glanced at the president and did not say anything for a long time.

“…… Hmph, hehehehe......"

Carlos, who looked sad, slowly stood up and looked around at everyone under the lights: "People on the mainland say that our principality is weak, and our principality is not as good as the Empire...... They were all wrong. ”

"The Principality's greatest enemy is ourselves."

He got up and did not look at the others again, but left the place without looking back, taking a few councillors who were also loyal to the Pamirs. The heavy breathing from the president then sounded in the ears of the others, and he opened his eyes, which were full of bloodshot from the fatigue of many days, and the voice full of turbidity also flowed to the ears of the others little by little with the movement of his lips: "It seems that ...... Tonight's meeting is still going to be fruitless. ”

"Your Excellency ...... President"

"There are still many people under the Speaker, and even if we ignore their opinions, we cannot ignore their strength."

Hossman said slowly: "This hurdle will be handled by the old man himself."

"Adjournment."

The footsteps began to move away as the people at the table dispersed, and finally vanished as the councillors were silent and all gone, returning true peace to the place. Hosman, who was the only one who was left to sit still, sat motionless for a long time, and then opened his eyes the next moment after the guards had all left, and got up and walked towards a corner of the council hall. The light that illuminated the interior of the hall gradually dimmed in front of the old man, and he reached out and pushed open a secret door there, and then in the sudden dimming of the light, he followed the swirling damp steps to the basement of the council hall. A wide stone door gradually approached with the sound of footsteps, appeared in front of the old man, and the old man, who seemed to be extremely familiar, did not hesitate at all, but after pushing open the door, he heard a voice that surprised him slightly: "Are they gone?"

“…… Didn't you say don't come to see me if you don't have to? Contrary to his tired appearance, the old man stared at the dazzling pillar of light in the hall: "Did you forget so quickly?"

"Of course I didn't."

In the shadows in the corner of the rotunda, a hoarse voice replied in a low voice, "So...... I'm here to inform you. ”

"We're ready." Shadow said, "It's time to begin."

"It took two days to ......"

The old man stretched out his hand to the pillar of light in the center, and his eyes gradually became fanatical: "It's finally time for this moment...... Not. ”

"Have you dealt with all those unstable factors?"

"The operation will take place in two days."

The man in the shadows replied, "Let go and do your thing, and we'll get ahead of the official plan...... Clearing those obstacles. ”

"That'...... Just go as planned. ”

The old man walked up to the pillar of light: "The nobles and commoners will leave it to me......"

"Pamir and adventurers leave it to us."

The voice in the shadows replied, "For the sake of ...... Glory of the Empire. ”

"For the glory of the Empire."

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"What are you thinking?"

"Ah...... It's nothing. ”

"Isn't it about your new apprentice?"

“…… You know everything. ”

The battle outside Tania diminished a little as night fell, and the tide of adventurers retreated with the temporary retreat of the Imperials, who returned to their resting places after leaving behind a large number of strongholds guarded by large guilds. The city, which had been depressed by the war, has flourished again due to the arrival of mountain adventurers, and the various taverns and shops are filled with players looking for a rest after the war, and even every street that was originally curfew by the City Guard is now filled with adventurers from all over the Principality. Perhaps due to the large number of people, the originally arrogant guards also gave up the task of cleaning up these two days, and let these people hustle and bustle on the streets, while also opening the south gate of the city at night. Many players who like to go to the enemy camp at night to sneak attack also began to organize their own actions, constantly pouring into the city gate at this time, and then in the eyes of rivers and lakes, the sword of justice turned a burst of night sparks, and finally was sent back to the field hospital near the city gate.

"I guess the blow was too big."

Although this was a great opportunity to blend into the city, Duan Qing still stood around these tents, and while watching the crowd of people coming and going, he talked to the blue-haired whisperer in a low voice: "I haven't contacted her since the end of the game."

Maybe she's still struggling with failure, but ...... She seems to have some opinions about you. She shook her head and replied, "Probably because of those rumors."

"Suspicion...... Is it? ”

Looking up at the beautiful starry sky, Duan Qing sighed and said, "Sure enough, it is the best elixir to corrupt people's hearts, and such a short time has passed......"

"Maybe after a while she'll figure it out, maybe she'll never change her mind for the rest of her life." The woman chuckled and replied, "That's the best, I have one less enemy."

“…… Less to this set. ”

Slowly pushing away the cold hand covered with gloves, Duan Qing tilted his head to avoid the stroking of the whisper: "The girl who was almost abducted is still being raised in my house, and you are usually not ...... anything abnormal."

"I'm not a woman to be slaughtered, you bad-hearted man."

The blue-haired woman brushed her long hair, but her body returned to Duan Qing's side: "Those immature dolls, how can they be my opponents, compared to Miss Chu'......"

“…… What did you say? ”

"You don't know?"

The woman turned her head to look at Duan Qing, but after a while, she slowly shook her head: "Fate is such a thing, sometimes it's really surprising."

“……”

"Don't worry, I didn't tell her anything."

Yu Liuyu waved her hand, and the women's light armor also made a slight collision sound with her movements: "I won't tell you either, unless...... You tell me where you are now, how about it? ”

“…… Hehe, hehe. ”

"Hmph, it's okay if you don't say it, anyway, I'll get it out of that little guy's mouth sooner or later."

Unexpectedly, seeing a helpless look in Duan Qing's eyes, the woman covered her mouth and snickered, and then in the figure of a white-robed girl running over from afar, she slowly raised her teasing eyes: "Be careful, your next life ......"

"Maybe it's going to be as rough as your female apprentice."

"Big brother - big brother Qingshan!"

The thousand-fingered crane carrying the Red Lotus Staff on his back ran in front of Duan Qing out of breath, and after taking a few breaths, he stood up straight: "I finally found you!" The regimental commander has been looking for you for a long time. ”

"What, what's going on?"

"The head of the regiment said a lot of things."

The girl glanced at Yu Liuyu with a strange expression, and then recalled against her chin: "The head of the regiment said...... The head of the regiment said that there was new news from the underground, and asked you to meet Lord Maggie, and the head of the regiment also said that the message in the city has become more powerful, and there must be someone who wants to be unfavorable to us, so let you go to other places to inquire and see if there are any other signs, and the head of the regiment also said......"

"Why are there so many?" Duan Qing asked with a little amusement, "What did this Mengzhu experience tonight?"

"I, how do I know ......"

Perhaps noticing the gaze around her who was looking this way, the red-haired girl pulled the hood behind her robe, and then muttered in a low voice, and buckled it on her head: "The head of the regiment also received a notice from the rivers and lakes that they jointly sent, I hope to meet you once......"

"Jianghu? Meet? This time, Duan Qing's eyes were truly surprised: "What does Broken Wind Thunder want to do?"

"Maybe I want to talk to you and exchange experiences in the League Cup." The whisperer on the side replied with a chuckle: "Or maybe I want you to contribute more to this war...... Can you believe it? ”

"Of course not...... But I'll give it a trip. ”

Listening to the sound of the organ still playing in the tent, Duan Qing wiped his nose: "Take a look at ......"

"What tricks do they want to play?"

The agreed location was in a certain cottage near the city gate, which was said to be the guild residence of Tingyulou, and the participants were indeed the leaders of Jianghu and the other guilds that were guarding the city, just like the information Duan Qing received. However, in Duan Qing's eyes, there seemed to be too many people in this "joint name", and they didn't seem to be in a meeting, but turned their eyes to themselves who had just pushed the door in: "...... Great, I didn't expect you to actually come. ”

"It's just just nearby, so I'm walking around."

Without the slightest pressure from dozens of pairs of bigwigs staring at him, Duan Qing dragged away the wooden chair closest to him: "If there is anything, just say it quickly, I'm in a hurry."

"Show me some respect! You think we're going to ......"

"Shut up."

The golden-armored Graerson waved his hand back, stopped the words blurted out by a certain mage, and then nodded at the scarface next to him, and showed a smile to Duan Qing who was sitting reclining: "We don't have anything else, we just want to ask you to come forward in person to clarify with everyone, and if there are any misunderstandings and suspicions, we can solve them as soon as possible...... Ahem. ”

"Then I'll just ask." Looking at the "Are you stupid" like expression on Duan Qing's face, Graerson also coughed twice in embarrassment: "You ......"

"Are you familiar with Miss Snow Spirit Phantom Ice?"

“…… I see. ”

Looking back at Tingyu Building, the chief building of Tingyulou, where the command's subordinates blocked the door, Tingyu, Duan Qing showed a sarcastic smile.

"Three triages."