February 8, 795 AH, Frey Empire, Redcar. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The atmosphere in the capital during the day seems to be as serious and calm as ever, no matter how colorful the nights are here, and the inhabitants are quiet and peaceful during the day, they tend to vent their negative emotions such as accumulated uneasiness or depression at night, and put positive emotions such as diligence and order into the daytime. From ordinary citizens to ministers in the palace, everyone adheres to their own duty and dedicates their share of strength to their homeland and city-state.

Of course, most of them, knowing their team, were fighting outside.

Most of the military and civilians in the Empire were noncommittal about war, not because of their pity or indifference to each other, but because of their trust in their own legions, since the establishment of the Frey Empire, there have been countless battles, large and small, but rarely when they have suffered. Whatever the initial cause of those wars, it was usually the victorious empire on the side of the victorious country that settled them in the end. Since the founding of the country thousands of years ago, the various regional powers in the vicinity have been born and died in history, but the empire has always been standing, not only because of their natural admiration for force, but also because of the strong self-confidence and military prestige brought by the infinite victories of thousands of years. Therefore, every time a conflict or battle breaks out, most of the soldiers and civilians in various parts of the empire have the attitude of fighting first, even if their own side is not righteous, they must discuss it after the fight.

The same is true of this war with the principality, and it can even be said that it has always been the case - as the only two remaining powers in the free world, the wars between the empire and the principality have occurred in the past history, and without listing the final results of these battles one by one, just the relationship between the empire and the principality over the years, it is enough to prove the strength of the empire over the principality. When the citizens of the Empire walking on the streets saw the merchants from the principality, even the tone of greeting was mixed with condescension, not to mention the strong attitude of some officials and soldiers who held the power of the empire when they saw the people of the principality. As the Minister of War of a certain generation of the Empire said: "We don't need to bow to anyone, because no one can have the face to make us bow down after being defeated by us." ”

However, today's Redkar seems to be mixed with a hint of impetuous air.

The air first came from the palace, it is said that the young lion emperor smashed his favorite glass, and then drove out the surrounding male and female attendants and guards, and then the news of an emergency meeting came from the palace, and the royal guards responsible for the security of the capital also poured out, secretly controlling the entry and exit of all corners of the empire, and as time went by, the officials at all levels of the empire who came and went back and forth became more and more. Some astute citizens, such as traffickers and associations, have smelled something unusual from this, and many forces operating in the shadows have even obtained first-hand information from certain sources.

Unlike the ignorance of ordinary citizens, they were given first-hand information about the battle reports from the front of the Empire.

The citizens of Redkar may still think that the emperor is in a bad mood today, but they know - because of the intervention of some people, the empire has suffered another defeat in the past ten years, no matter what the ultimate reason for this defeat is, it is a defeat that the emperor cannot accept, unlike countless others who see the results in their eyes, as the ruler of the empire, the young lion, Drainier is obviously not angry because of the breaking of some glass, He crushed the cup because he was shocked that the front-line troops had lost to a mere mage.

"I think you all already know the general story of what happened."

It is still a gorgeous palace, but at this time, the decoration of all kinds of precious stones and stairs in the hall is slightly inferior because of the brightness of the day. The ministers who hurried in due to the urgent summons had not yet wiped the sweat beads from their heads, and they were shocked into a cold sweat because of the news exposed by the emperor.

"For ...... What do you think of the Mage's Council's proposal? ”

"This is our failure."

The ministers in the seats were silent for a long time, and finally the white-haired military marshal took the lead in standing up: "Empire...... It's been a long time since I've suffered such a failure. As the supreme governor, I cannot escape the blame. ”

The Lion Emperor waved his hand vigorously, and Marshal Red had no choice but to sit back slowly, but the original old face seemed to have become older, and the dazzling white hair seemed to have lost its original brilliance.

"Bernard's culpability does not need to be re-examined." The Emperor's voice was still strong and deep: "What I want you to say is ...... What to do with the woman who was waiting in the city of Zaraha. ”

"To drive her back, of course!"

Pamuel, the fat Minister of Finance, was as agitated as ever: "The empire never accepts such negotiations!" If you want us to bow down to the principality, let's really talk with our swords and guns on the battlefield! ”

The minister, who had a parted head, waved his fist and said in the same impassioned voice, but after only two seconds, he slowly sat back, because the man who sat in the central emperor's seat was squinting at him.

“...... Susas. ”

"Your Majesty."

"What about your opinion?"

“...... I don't know. The young man paused, then continued, "The minister only knows...... Get the information to you in its original form. ”

"Humph!"

The dull snort was brief, but it echoed in the corners of the palace, making everyone who heard it feel suffocated. But the next moment, that feeling was gone, because the emperor had turned his gaze in another direction.

"Caldera, you come."

"The minister thinks that it should be ...... Send someone to the meeting. ”

"You!"

The Minister of Finance was about to stand up against his barely visible neck, when he was interrupted by a young man on the other side: "I agree." ”

"Oh?" The lion set his eyes on the pale young man: "Simon, this time...... What do you know? ”

"I know, never as much as Your Majesty." Simon, who still maintained a smile on his face, first gave the emperor a respectful courtesy, and then continued to echo the prime minister's previous words: "But judging from the information we have, let's talk to the representative of the seven-member council...... It doesn't hurt either. ”

The Emperor did not answer, but continued to look at him with a flat gaze.

“...... All right. The pale man shrugged his shoulders indifferently: "I...... The minister really didn't know what the woman wanted to do, but ...... What the minister knows is that she must have information that I didn't have before. ”

"It's my intelligence." Simon repeated: "Not Susas's." ”

The emperor's eyes opened a little.

"The Mage Council has never made such a move." Simon replied calmly: "Therefore, the minister believes that she ...... Or maybe they must have a reason to do it. ”

"Why don't we listen to their reasoning...... Or is it justification? ”

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"Hey, hey, hey...... What do you want to do, can you explain it first! ”

"There's no time to explain, you just come with us first...... It's ...... sunk."

"It's time for you to lose weight."

"Labor and management themselves have two hundred catties, and this armor has more than one hundred catties, so it's strange that it doesn't sink...... Hey, hey, you're abusing the wounded! ”

"Okay, big brother, stay honest. Art, watch him and don't let him move...... How do you use this thing? ”

"Just stick the sword in it."

“...... Why doesn't it work? Could it be that my sword is too short? ”

“...... Let me do it anyway. ”

“......”

"Why didn't you respond?"

"Anyway, which way did you twist last time......

"Left."

"Then twist ...... to the right."

Next to the square giant pit, Nantie Mountain, who was lying on the ground on all fours, looked at Duan Qing and Xue Lingphantom Ice with some amusement, guarding the side of the wall and studying mysteriously, like two elementary school students who were studying some kind of taboo matter.

"Is there any reaction?"

“...... I didn't hear anything. ”

"Am I wrong again?"

"Maybe something went wrong somewhere." The woman in the black cloak shook her head: "Maybe it's because of the previous battle ......"

"It's really uncomfortable not to have a mage, I'm going to recruit a mage when I go back, although it's hard to say if anyone can see our broken guild...... Hey, hey, don't move yet, let me feel it. ”

“...... What you can feel, you can't magic. ”

"How do you know I won't...... No, how do you know that people who don't know magic can't feel it? Duan Qing said angrily, "Give me a chance to give it a try......

"I said you two!"

The big man who was lying on the side and still couldn't move couldn't help but yell: "What the hell are you doing......

Call!

A fluttering wind blew past him—and in full view of the platform, which had previously risen into the darkness, swept past them with the sound of the wind at great speed, and then sank straight to the bottom of the crater.

“...... It's going down! ”

After a period of silence, several people cried out.

"How do you make it stop...... No, no, no, how do you get it back? ”

"At the moment all we have is the way to rotate the little hole...... But we should have a way to get it up. ”

"Turn left, turn left......"

"Don't rush, I've already turned back."

It wasn't long before the black platform swept past them and flew up again.

“...... Let's study how to make it stop. After another period of silence, Nan Tieshan said helplessly: "Otherwise, I will be scared to death sooner or later, this thing is silently ......."

"No, maybe we can."

Duan Qing pondered for a while, then nodded at the Snow Spirit Phantom Ice: "Let's unscrew it off first, and you'll ...... in a while Can you catch up? ”

"I should be fine."

"That's okay......" After signaling that the other party could start, Duan Qing quickly ran to the side of the black-armored man and dragged him up: "Big brother, you are also ready." ”

"Prepare what?"

An ominous feeling had just risen in Nan Tieshan's heart, and the black platform had slashed past him again, but this time, the woman had quickly twisted the sword in the other direction, and then drew her own weapon.

"Prepare ......"

Grabbing the other party's heavy body, Duan Qing gritted his teeth and threw Nan Tieshan off the giant pit.

"Facing the shock!"

"Ahhhhh

Tong!

At the same time as the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground sounded, Duan Qing glanced behind him, and then shouted at the young man beside him, "Yate, keep up!" ”

"Huh? Oh......"

The latter hesitated for a moment, and then was pushed down by a huge force.

"You still expect him to jump ...... on his own"

The expected fall did not materialize, and Art hurriedly opened his eyes, to find that everyone had reached the platform, and was moving rapidly as the platform ascent. The woman's voice came from behind him, and he was about to look back when the scene in front of him suddenly flashed—it was the green light of the hall they had been in before, and the feeling that flashed before their eyes.

"You guys...... the big man in black armor was still lying flat on the black stone: "Do you want to murder me, the captain?" ”

"Don't worry, we're already on the elevator." Duan Qing squatted aside and said, "...... immediately"

"We're coming to the finish line."

The speed of the platform is very fast, they have already experienced it before, but Duan Qing's heart is also bottomless about where this platform can take them, he can only hope that the things left behind by this ancient can take them to a higher place as much as possible, and get as close to the top of the mountain that players yearn for, and at the same time pray that this device, which may have gone through thousands of years, and can't even find the switch, will not have any problems on the way. After all, they have already embarked on this road of no return, and it seems impossible to find any more switches to send them back.

Players are okay to say, but NPC...... Looking at the young man of the Norsr tribe who had been accompanying him, Duan Qing silently recited Amitabha Buddha in his heart-No matter what is on it, you should ask for more blessings, young man.

In the end, however, the worst imaginary scenario didn't happen - it didn't take long for the extremely fast platform to reach the highest point it could reach, and when the crowd emerged from the much smaller hall, they immediately spotted a strange device, standing silently next to the elevator.

"Structurally, this thing should be able to control the platform." After inspecting the scattered and dilapidated device, especially the small hole behind the device, Snow Spirit Phantom Ice first came to a conclusion: "Now it's okay, we can go back......"

"Roma!"

The young man, who had not spoken a word, suddenly rushed to the corner of this stone room: "Roma! ”

The others looked in the direction of Art, only to see a figure dressed vaguely similar to that of the Nors, lying on the ground that looked like the exit from here. However, in its initial state, it seems that the man is dead.

"Rom! Oh, Rom, how did you die here......"

Duan Qing, who had checked it, shook his head at the rest of the people, and then looked at the young man who couldn't cry, and didn't know what to say, Xue Lingphantom Bing, who had some friendship with the Norsr clan, seemed to have some impression of the name he called out of his mouth, and explained in a low voice: "He used to be a young warrior, and he should still be a young man who didn't pass the trial......

“...... Then it has a strange meaning that he died in this place...... Hey, where are you going? ”

Duan Qingmo rubbed his chin and began to instinctively think about some possible causes, but before he could fall into his thoughts, the crying young man suddenly stood up from the ground, wiped his face, and then gritted his teeth and rushed out through the exit.