At the edge of the square, a few inconspicuous electors are merging into the citizens.

They made their way through the crowd, walked forward, and were halfway through when they stopped and looked up into the middle of the square. On the high platform, the conversation between the consul and the Duke of Mordkaiser had just ended, and the voice was heard far away wrapped in a cold wind.

The people were quietly watching as the rebels were being escorted out, and the Electors were watching the same scene, and they looked back—at each other, their faces covered by hoods, only a pair of eyes shining in the shadows.

Then the group nodded slightly.

The consul was standing on the high platform when he replied, "Yes." ”

Duke Mordkaiser looked at the people below, there were no faces he knew, and although the rudeness of the people on the prime minister's side made him a little unhappy, he kept a straight face, knowing that he could not stand against the side of the royal family.

He remembered what Coleman had said before he left, and couldn't help but shake his head. This is the foundation of the Mordecaesar family, how can outsiders understand? Besides, the old king still has the grace of knowing him.

He silently raised the sword in his hand.

A dazzling flash of light suddenly erupted from the sword.

Everyone seemed to hear a crisp cry coming from above the high platform.

On the Phoenix Holy Sword in Duke De Caesar's hand, a layer of red flames suddenly rose, and the flames rose, and the red flames seemed to spread their wings, leaping from the sword, turning into a gorgeous and noble firebird, flying into the air, with flames in the sky.

Descend slowly.

This sacred bird is singing a long song, chirping enough to penetrate the long night, and the golden rays on its wings seem to flow into everyone's heart. The firebird fluttered its wings and circled the square for half a circle, like a golden cloud, and finally landed on the statue of the first Phoenix Duke in the center of the square.

It stands on its shoulders.

Just as it stood on the shoulders of its owner hundreds of years ago—

The citizens and electors in the square held their breath, and the light of the fire seemed to reflect the depths of everyone's eyes, it was the soul of the phoenix, the tassel of the flame burned, and the long golden feather hung to the ground.

It held its head high, staring at the vast array of beings.

Although this is a must-have program every year, every time they watch this scene, the citizens of Dulun can't help but wonder in their hearts - some people even see this duke from the previous duke when they were children.

Looking at this holy sword, it has become a symbol of the southern realm.

As for those who watched the excitement, they had already opened their mouths slightly - the phoenix in Aitaria was also a symbol of fantasy. Fang Yu was on the side, even more stunned.

"Beautiful, isn't it?" A voice came from behind him.

He paused for a moment, looked back, and found a man standing behind him at some point. The other party is actually not very old, but he is not a few years older than him, but he has shallow stubble, and he looks much more mature than him.

The man wore a thick fur cloak and carried a huge box, which was about half his height.

Fang Yu had never seen such a strange outfit, and couldn't help but look at it twice, the other party's magic furnace was hidden under the cloak, making it impossible to guess what profession it was, but he should be a summoner. Fang Yu has an intuition about this.

The man looked at him and Sylvid, and couldn't help but smile slightly, with a little mildness in his expression: "It's late, I won't affect you if I'm standing here, right?" ”

He obviously saw that this was a young couple - and Fang Yu realized that he was still holding the hand of the ship's officer, and he raised his head, looked at the other party, and only nodded, but did not let go of his hand, only replied, "Please." ”

Although there are many people in the square, it is not without a foothold.

The man nodded, and said no more.

On the high platform, the consul also looked up at the beautiful firebird, his eyes flashing with a scorching golden light, but his expression was calm, and there was not much reverence on his face. It's just a deified sword, maybe it's a divine weapon, but that's all-

He glanced at Duke Maudecaesar on the side, and saw that the other party's face was old-fashioned and serious. But it was this meticulousness that made him a little annoyed, and the other party was so old-fashioned that as long as he kept everything about this sword, he would keep the past time.

But in fact, it is just that I don't know how to change, if it weren't for that, how would the south be in trouble now?

In his heart, these are people who live in the past, who only know how to guard the afterglow of the past, and do not know how to adapt to the general trend, just like a piece of decayed rotten wood. He couldn't help but be a little curious, could it be that the other party thought that keeping it like this would be regarded as completing the mission of the royal family?

But the young new king obviously didn't like his powerful uncle - what is Shangyi, this is Shangyi. Today's Kaulin-Ishurian, the two people in power are destined to survive only one.

The time of the old king and his brother has passed.

The consul couldn't help but feel a little amused, looked at the other party, and deliberately asked, "Is it okay?" ”

Duke Mordkaiser nodded scrutinously.

Pedantic –

He made a conclusion in his heart, but he didn't know if the Duke would regret it after a while. Thinking of this, he looked at the 'rebels' who were escorted to the platform, and named one of them, and said:

"Remember what you said?"

The cold voice echoed throughout the square.

The archon's tone was flat: "Now in front of the just Phoenix Soul, I repeat, if what you say is true, I will grant you pardon." ”

There was a lot of talk in the square, and the citizens watched this scene with some incomprehension, not understanding that the New Year's celebration was made like this—but the Phoenix Sword was a symbol of justice and light, which had long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in Dulun and even in the south.

Fang Yu was still a little worried in the crowd.

He was still worried about the same question as before—whether Miranda's old servant would recognize the uncrowned men, who had not come out of the inn, but the others were still outside. Even if the 'forest' people returned to the inn by now, it would be a little too late.

But fortunately, there were so many people in the square, and an old servant on the other side who was dizzy shouldn't have happened to see them, right?

What made him even more relieved was that the first to come out was not Palomo, but a shivering young prisoner, who had obviously suffered a lot of punishment from the scars on his body.

Standing on the high platform, the archon looked at the man coldly and asked, "Seven days ago, someone attacked the town hall and rescued some of the rebels who were imprisoned in the dungeon. You were one of those who were left behind by the mishap, and now tell me, who are your comrades? ”

There was another round of talk in the square.

Because many people have experienced this attack, it is natural that the events of a few days ago are still fresh in their minds.

Fang Yu had also heard of this, and it was said that the attack was the same as the earlier attack on the execution ground, and from the clues he had, these should be some small actions carried out by the southern nobles in private.

The prisoner nodded, and then replied tremblingly, "Yes, the Chosen One...... I don't know exactly where they're from, but they've mentioned the Ashes Song Guild more than once......"

Song of the Ashes.

There was silence in the square.

Fang Yu couldn't help but be taken aback when he heard this. In the south, due to the existence of the alliance, the drafters and the aborigines have long known each other, and the two know each other's roots, and the drafters in the south have a good knowledge of the famous noble families and aboriginal organizations in the south; And the aborigines are naturally no strangers to the local Electors' Guild.

Not to mention, the Song of Ashes was one of the best guilds in the South before the Southern Alliance disbanded. In fact, it is one of the three main guilds that have formed the Southern Alliance with the Alchemist Alliance.

It can even be said that it is the first.

Therefore, people are obviously not unfamiliar with this name.

And Fang Yuan's first reaction was impossible. The Electors have their own interests in the South, and what they do can be said to be for the common interests of the Southlands Alliance, but they will never blindly follow the orders of the nobles, even if they are on a mission.

With the dissolution of the Alliance, most of its guilds have also collapsed, and perhaps someone will retaliate privately, but not to attack the natives or the town hall.

Because such behavior is a serious violation of the code of conduct for the Electors in the "Stargate Declaration", not to mention that the contradictions of the Drafters are basically concentrated on the Super Athletic League.

Even if there is a grudge or a grudge, it is only right to find trouble with the New Southern Alliance.

This kind of truth is very simple, so of course it is not only Fang Yu who thinks so. So after a silence, there was an uproar.

Before the archon could speak, several startled and angry voices came from the square below: "What are you talking about!?" ”

"That's nonsense!"

"How could we Song of the Ashes do that!?"

The person who spoke identified himself, and when people looked in that direction, they realized that it was a few Electors - after the dissolution of the Southern Alliance, due to a series of regulations of the Super Athletic Alliance, the three guilds of Song of Ashes, Dragon Hunter Mercenary Regiment, and Remembrance actually existed in name only.

After the Southern Border Resolution, the members of the Song of the Ashes who remained in Dulun still bear the name of the Guild, but in fact they no longer have official status, but still claim to be the title of the Elder Brother.

There are not many such people, there are only a dozen or so people in the square, this is still because of the wide influence of the Song of Ashes, and other small guilds that are not very well-known may have already disappeared in this turmoil.

The consuls looked at the Electors.

He had naturally heard of the other party's unruliness, but he didn't intend to surrender his identity to argue with these people, he only glanced up at the flame bird above the statue. On the side, Duke Maudecaesar nodded, and the Holy Soul let out a clear cry and nodded slowly.

"It's true......"

"What the man said was true!"

There was a lot of talk in the square.

The Phoenix Holy Soul's reputation for fairness and strictness has long spread throughout the southern realm, and this is a holy sword under the protection of Ori's divine power, so it is impossible to go wrong, right? Unlike the Electors' way of analyzing the problem, the Aborigines believed this statement when they saw it.

And when Fang Yu saw this scene, he faintly felt that something was wrong in his heart - he had misjudged? But he couldn't think of a reason for the Song of Ashes to do it—was it really to vent his anger? But the price is a little too great.

And in the middle of the square, the faces of the members of the Song of the Ashes were even more stunned.

However, these people obviously do not have the blind belief of the locals about the phoenix holy spirit: "What can this phoenix represent?" We didn't do anything like that at all. ”

"It can't be a mistake, right?"

On the high platform, Duke Mordecaesar heard this, and his face sank.

He had never had a good opinion of the Elector, and even for this reason, even his young son, who was too close to the Elector, was not liked by him. Of course, not only that, but the other party's incompatibility with the tradition of the Maudekaiser family is what makes him feel the most chilling.

He couldn't help but glance at his young son, only to see that the other party seemed to have no idea of the current scene, and only looked up at the firebird on the statue. The Duke could not help but shake his head with some disappointment, but fortunately his eldest son had almost inherited his mantle, and satisfied him in everything.

He looked at the latter again, and the other man seemed to have not recovered from the disappearance, his face was a little pale, but noticing his gaze, Rochele took his sword and nodded to his father.

The consul on the side watched this scene, a trace of disdain flashed in his eyes, and he only raised his right hand to make a gesture. As soon as he made his gesture, a group of city guards rushed out from behind the plaza and surrounded the members of the Song of the Ashes.

When the latter saw this scene, he realized that the other party had been prepared, and he suddenly realized that something was wrong.

However, Xingmen Port has an agreement with the aboriginal countries, and the arrest and trial of the electors need to be jointly executed with the Super Athletic Alliance. Of course, the same is true for the aborigines involved in the case of the Elector - the intervention of the Super Athletic League also requires the permission of the local royal regime.

So where did the other party get the courage to dare to attack them directly, and still use such an excuse for slander?

Shocked and angry, they drew their weapons, but the next moment, they saw a group of people coming out from behind the city guards—none other than members of the Shadow Throne.

"Shadow Throne!?" The members of the Song of Ashes were already dizzy for a while, and couldn't help but scold: "Have you also taken root in the aborigines as dogs?" ”

Fang Yu also watched this scene from a distance, and those who came out from behind the city guard were obviously members of the Shadow Throne. One of them was an old acquaintance of his, the apprentice alchemist who had repeatedly troubled them.

However, the other party obviously does not have a high status among the people, only behind the crowd, and the leader is a woman. Sophie walked up from behind and whispered to him that it was the Shadow Throne President.

"You know?" Fang Yu looked back and asked with some surprise.

But Sophie shook her head: "I didn't know it before, but I specifically checked it, and these are all public information in the guild registration information." ”

Fang Yu understood.

And the leader of the Shadow Throne, the woman who walked out from behind the city guards, looked at the members of the Song of the Ashes, and said, "You misunderstood, this is not our decision, and you know that I have known your president for a long time...... It's hard for me to accept that something like this happens. ”

She paused: "This is the decision of the Super Athletic Alliance, you may not know, but there must be someone in your guild involved in this matter, and we have investigated it clearly." You should be aware that this is a grave violation of the norms of the Stargate Declaration. ”

When the members of the Song of Ashes heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other, and then they lowered their weapons slightly. After all, the guild had been disbanded, and they, like Fang Yu, were inevitably unsure in their hearts whether someone else had done it.

But it's also a bit too sensational.

It was only as soon as they lowered their weapons that the woman waved her hand and said, "Catch these people first." ”

The city guards swarmed up, and the woman looked at these people and said, "Offended." The way she said it was that the members of the Song of the Ashes in the square didn't know for a moment whether they should resist, and most of them chose to lay down their weapons, and only a few resisted stubbornly.

But when outnumbered, he was quickly captured.

The consul looked at this scene condescendingly, and then said coldly: "You say that you didn't do this, then I will give you this opportunity to defend yourself." He looked at the phoenix soul on the statue, as if this holy sword of Dulun had become his greatest reliance for a while.

Then he turned around, pointed to one of them, and asked, "What were you doing seven days ago?" ”

"How do I remember?" The person who replied was one of the few people who had resisted stubbornly, and at this moment he was pressed to the ground by the city guard soldiers, with an extremely indignant expression on his face: "I didn't participate in such a thing, you guys are just boring." ”

But the phoenix let out a soft roar and shook his head.

"Falsehood." Before the Duke could speak, the consul handed down his sentence.

The man's eyes widened and he watched this scene incredulously, he suddenly struggled and shouted: "This is a conspiracy, you cooperate to get us!" His voice echoed over the square, but the archon didn't look at it, only waved his hand.

"Take it down."

But before the words fell, the man suddenly roared, "Fuck you!" At that moment, the city guards who held him down only felt that their hands were empty, only to find that this person had turned into a white light and had committed suicide and resurrected.

The fierceness of the electors was obviously somewhat unexpected by the aborigines present. People looked at the white light that was flying into the dark night sky, and for a moment they were a little speechless, and the square was quiet.

In the silence, Fang Yu and Sophie couldn't help but glance at each other.

"The best is yet to come." Only Sylvade watched the scene, a shimmer of light in her shallow sea-like eyes.

"Miss Sylvide?" Sophie looked back.

Miss Ship Officer shook her head lightly: "The other party is a member of the Prime Minister's party, and he will not target the Elector for no reason, and the Super Athletic Alliance does not have the energy to make him act like this, and if he does this, he will definitely have a backhand." ”

Her Royal Highness the Silver Vislan Princess looked back and frowned a little worriedly.

At this time, the archon only looked down on the next person, and asked again, "What were you doing seven days ago?" ”

The man didn't say a word, only looked at him coldly, and disappeared directly into a white light. The square was quieter, and only the consul remained unmoved, and continued to ask the next person: "What were you doing seven days ago?" ”

That's just a teenager.

Even in Fang Yuan's opinion, the other party is about the same age as Tianlan and Jita, and he is just a child, he may only be a member of the Song of Ashes youth team, or even a trainee.

People had expected to see another white light rise.

But it was at this time that the boy was so frightened that he burst into tears: "I—I don't know...... It's just a task, I'm just completing a mission, it's none of my business...... I have not violated the Stargate Declaration......"

The square was so quiet that there was only the sound of a teenager sobbing alone.

The remaining members of the Song of the Ashes were taken aback, and one of them looked at the boy in surprise and anger and shouted, "Lloyd, what kind of nonsense are you talking about!?" Wasn't you with me and Cook seven days ago!? ”

But before he could finish speaking, the archon's right hand swiped downward, and the city guards behind him raised their swords and fell, and the man turned into a white light.

The consul took two steps forward, looked at the young man from the high platform, and asked, "...... Do not be afraid, you are the Chosen One, and I know you well. I understand that you are here to carry out the task, so you need to tell me, who is the person who gave you this task? ”

The boy opened his mouth and took a breath before replying, "Yes...... It's ......"

"It's a woman......"

"It's a task given to us by a woman, and I—I recognize her."

……