The men who had come to meet them from Tapolis arrived just in time, before the sun had even set.

There were seven or eight people from the other side, and the leader was a young man named Bai Ye, who had introduced Fang Yu to Fang Ye, these people were originally members of Tapolis's headquarters in Gulla, but they belonged to the middle and lower classes.

"Most of the Knights' higher-ups were affected by that incident," she said in a rustling voice, "but the Templars didn't care about the rest of the unrelated people, in fact, after losing the Order's patronage, most of these people also dispersed, and Tapolis has long since existed in name only." ”

"White Nights are the same, they're not really the Knights right now, they're just willing to help us. I've known him in the past and have been on a mission in a small group. ”

"Nice to meet you." Bai Yezheng stretched out his hand, and at the same time glanced at the rumored 'Dragon Alchemist' with a somewhat strange gaze, "I heard that you want to enter the Gulla?" ”

Fang Yu listened to Sha Ye's whispered statement in the team channel before reaching out and shaking it with the other party.

But he said, "We're going to enter the Gula, but it's not just us. ”

The young man was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and couldn't help but look at him, and then looked at the sand night on the side, and he didn't quite understand the meaning of these words.

Fang Yu looked at the other party's gaze before replying: "You are the people that Miss Sand Night trusts, I hope I can trust you too, what I want to tell you next, this matter is not only related to us, it is related to Miss Sand Night, but also related to the fate of you and Tapolis, I hope you can seriously consider it." ”

Several members of Tapolis looked at each other when they heard this, and they also seemed a little confused.

"Mr. Ed, this is ...... What do you mean? Bai Ye asked.

Fang Yu replied in a flat tone, "Not long ago, we were entrusted with investigating the layout of the Crowclaw Sanctuary in the entire northern realm. In the course of the investigation, we gradually discovered that there was a huge conspiracy hidden behind this, and this conspiracy was not only related to the North, nor was it limited to Aitalia, it even had a certain connection with the Star Gate and the Super Athletic Alliance......"

He paused again before continuing, "I shouldn't have told you all this, but now those people have cut off contact with the other side of the stargate and are planning to take a desperate gamble. Now they're going to do it to Elpahim and Gula, and that's two cities, thousands of families, hundreds of thousands of ordinary people like you and me, countless lives at stake. ”

Fang Yuan's gaze swept over the few people in front of him one by one, always with a calm color: "I can't turn to others, and I can only rely on you, because you are the Chosen One like me, and you remember the oath we made under the Stargate Declaration. If there is a need for someone to step up at this moment, I hope it will be all of you like me, because we are here for this reason. ”

He opened a page of light and placed it in front of the other party, and on the light page was the seal and emblem authorized by the Star Gate Harbor - an olive leaf surrounding the Star Gate, and a sword that was intertwined.

"Of course," Fang Yu said again, "It's not just my personal request......

Bai Ye looked at the stamp, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes: "This is ......"

"Stargate Port, District 3, from a call order from the Special Alert Force."

"Stargate needs the Chosen One to answer its call, that is the answer to the promise, and now, your identity requires you to keep it."

Fang Yu said as he took out a mark from his purse, and on top of it was only a shining star ring, a door to another world, and a two-byte abbreviation—his name, and the emblem of the Elector.

He took the emblem and placed it quietly on his neckline, then raised his head, looked at everyone in front of him, and said, "Tell me your reply, everyone?" ”

In the eyes of the public, this act is given a different meaning, because it symbolizes the response of the elect to his own responsibility, and it is the call of civilization to the individual. And when the crisis comes, when the situation reaches the point of no return, the identity of the Chosen One returns to its original origin -

That is its purest and most essential meaning.

It represents the courage of pioneering and a symbol of human civilization.

The people of Tapolis looked at each other, each seeing the look of shock in each other's eyes, they thought it was just an ordinary mission, just to do their former companions a favor, but they didn't expect this to happen.

Everyone remained silent, but each took the sigil from his purse, put it on his left collar, and pressed it lightly with his hand to secure it in place.

White Night was the last to wear the mark.

In fact, there is no need to answer, because this action is already the answer itself.

Fang Yu looked at these people and silently put away the light screen in his hand.

He trembled slightly in his heart—not because he was excited, but because of course the one in his hand was not a conscription order from Xingmen Port, but just a pass that the military had given them earlier, and in fact, he had transferred it from the mailbox that Su Changfeng had given him.

Of course, the stamp was genuine and did not contain any falsehood, but of course he didn't let these people see the contents clearly. He knew how much risk he was taking by doing this, and if the situation did not go as he expected, the mere fraudulent use of the name of Xingmen Port would be enough to make him unable to eat and walk around.

But there is no room for further consideration.

The alliance has activated countermeasures, locking up all ways to communicate with the outside of the community, and although the military must have noticed the anomaly, it is still unknown when the other party will be able to get in touch with him.

The audacity of the alliance in this matter has already made him feel a deep sense of crisis.

The other party put on a stable formation, and even the descendants of Flor poured out, and at this moment, the entire northern sky was cruising the opponent's fleet, if it wasn't for the plan at a critical juncture, how could the other party be so desperate?

And the more the Alliance showed a desperate attitude, the more people were sure that there must be a shocking conspiracy behind it—it was undoubtedly related to the layout of the Ravental Sanctuary in the North, and although it had not yet grasped the key clue behind it, the Alliance's attitude had already outlined the general outline of the conspiracy.

One can imagine what kind of aftermath the coalition will be liquidated after the community has been single-handedly taken over the community. But now that the other party doesn't even care about this anymore, what is the implicit answer behind this, just thinking about this is enough to make people shudder.

So how much time is left for him?

How much room does the Seven Seas Brigade have?

It's just the Flor Descendants at the moment, what about the Rainbow Alliance? Even Silver Visland, whether the Rose Crusaders can still be trusted, as two guild alliances under the same alliance, they are not different in nature.

Even when he was in Istania, Fang Yu never felt like this, he couldn't tell which people were his enemies, and which people would be his allies, and he looked around as if the whole world was the enemy. In addition to the people around him who can be trusted, who else can he trust at such a moment?

He only remembered what Su Changfeng had said to him, and the boundary between the two worlds was no longer as clear as in the past.

He didn't know what that meant, but he knew that if he still followed the rules at this time, he would be afraid that he would miss everything.

Therefore, he did not hesitate too much, whether it was right or wrong, someone had to take on this responsibility.

Fang Yu actually couldn't trust these people in front of him unconditionally.

Few could resist temptation, and he was not sure if any of them had betrayed Tapolis.

But he did it precisely to strengthen the faith of these people. If they were only bought by the people of the Flor descendants, then the conscription order from the military may be enough to make these people realize the reality.

He had no intention of testing human nature, and his dispute with the Descendants of Flor was merely a contradiction between the Free Electors and the Guild Electors, and the choice between the two was a matter of personal will. But to turn to those dark believers who have no humanity is tantamount to betraying the identity of the Chosen One, and standing on the opposite side of humanity and civilization.

Of course, if among these people, there are really Electors who have taken refuge in the dark side like the Dragon Fire Guild, but it is not a big deal. His words were half-truths and didn't reveal much of the usefulness, and the Coalition wouldn't be unaware that the government was spying on itself, and it was likely that they had guessed his relationship with the military.

And if the other party really thinks that the relationship between himself and the military is only the entrusted and entrusted party, maybe he can lead them astray, so that they don't pay attention to the deeper secrets on their bodies, whether it is the secret of the stowaway, or about the Zero Crystal, the fairy dragon knight, there are too many things that cannot be seen on their own body.

……

The entrance to the Smuggler's Passage, as they had guessed, was on the outskirts of Gula.

The men of Tapolis walked with them for a while to the place, which was in a wooded area and guarded by its own Brotherhood of Thieves, but to the surprise of Fang Ou, there was a patrol cavalry post not far away, and a squadron of cavalry was stationed in it, and from the top of the tower there, the sentinels could easily see this direction.

However, the other party turned a blind eye to them, as if he hadn't seen anyone here, and looked indifferent.

Fang Yu looked in that direction and groaned slightly, it seemed that the people in power in Gula City were not unaware of this passage, but it was better to say that they acquiesced to all this. It is also easy to understand that the king's is to the king, and his own is to himself, and only a very small part of the taxes belong to the consuls, but the 'business' that belongs to them is a real benefit.

But he looked at the outpost, and thought to himself that if something happened to them in Gullah, they would never return this way. Since these smugglers are under the control of those in power, they will undoubtedly be caught in the net if they return the same way.

Fortunately, this was originally expected, and they had already prepared a plan, and now it seems that the previous thoughtful consideration was not superfluous, and now it comes in handy.

Fang Yu looked around again, making sure that there was no potential danger before relaxing slightly. He looked back just in time to see Miss Captain looking in this direction, and Sylvid nodded at him with a knowing look in her eyes.

"How are those people going to bring us in?" After walking for a while, Fang Yu suddenly asked.

"The Brotherhood of Thieves holds the smuggler's passage in its hands," after the previous question and answer, Bai Ye seemed a little out of shape, and hesitated for a moment before replying: "We just need to pay the money, but this is a special time now, they have to charge three thousand cellets alone." ”

"Three thousand miles," Tianlan said angrily, "Why don't they go and grab it!?" ”

Fang Yu actually thought the same thing.

But he thought about it again, wasn't this just a robbery, and they had to pay obediently. However, when he thought that there were more than ten people in his line, and he would have to hand over tens of thousands of miles at once, Fang Yu was a little dizzy for a while.

However, he immediately put this account on Su Changfeng's head, after all, they were entrusted by the military, shouldn't the expenses of these tasks be reimbursed as a matter of course? I can't contact the other party at the moment, but Fang Yu has already made up his mind to cut it first, if Su Changfeng doesn't reimburse him, then this matter will not be over.

After handing over money to the Brotherhood of Thieves, they entered the dark, moldy underground walkway—at first a natural cavern, but gradually, as described by Sandy Night—the surrounding environment gradually took on traces of artificiality, as if they were entering an old sewer system.

However, after many years, there are no more piles of garbage and sewage down there, the organic matter has long since turned into dust, and there is no peculiar smell in the ground, except for a musty smell. The leader walked ahead with torches, the rustling of footsteps through the darkness, and there was no danger in the sewer system, at best a few swarms of ferocious rats.

But these mutated creatures can easily deal with even newcomers, and they are not a threat to them, and the little things seem to smell bad things from the comers, and they squeak and flee from the darkness - only to scare Azure and the other ladies into turning pale.

Only then did Bai Ye whisper to them that this sewer was not without danger, and if no one led the way, ordinary people might get lost in this criss-crossing labyrinth.

Everyone listened to their heartbeats in the darkness and silence, and after almost losing their five senses, they seemed to be more able to recall some things more attentively, and the details that they couldn't find on a daily basis also surfaced in their hearts one by one. "Ed," Sand Night suddenly said in the darkness, "there's one thing I've been forgetting to tell you. ”

Fang Yu was slightly stunned, turned his head sideways, and only saw a pair of bright eyes watching him in the darkness. A hint of confusion flashed in the eyes of the sand night, as if he was recalling something: "...... Speaking of which, do you remember the day I sent someone to you? ”

"Which day?"

"It was the night you first went to the camp."

Fang Yu nodded, of course he remembered. "What's wrong?"

Sand Night hesitated for a moment and asked, "Can you remember the person who came to you that day, what that 'messenger' looked like?" ”

Fang Yu was stunned again: "Isn't that your person?" ”

“…… Yes and no...... Do you remember what happened in the camp after that? ”

Fang Yu pondered for a moment: "You mean that there is a traitor among you?" ”

Sand Ye bowed her head slightly, "Yes, that incident actually has something to do with me, those people actually came to that camp before us, and they have also established a lot of prestige among the refugees. If it weren't for us, they might not have fallen to the side of the Temple, but they always thought it was us who took their place...... Sometimes, hatred is born out of misunderstandings......"

Fang Yu did not agree with this, and replied: "If they will also betray their original beliefs for this little thing, then they will also embark on this road sooner or later, just sooner or later." It seems to me that this matter has little to do with you, and if it weren't for you, the refugees would have been betrayed more completely. ”

Sand Night shook her head: "Maybe, but that's not what I'm going to say. It's about those people...... On the day we sent someone to you, I found out afterwards that the man I sent had actually been bribed by the other party, and in fact he did not carry out my orders. ”

"Wait," Fang Yu couldn't help but ask, "In other words, the person you sent to find us didn't actually come to us?" But we did meet the messenger, and they didn't do anything out of the ordinary, and I did meet you under the other's leadership, didn't I? ”

"That's exactly the problem, Ed."

Sand Night was silent for a while before he said, "Ed, the messenger you met that day may not be someone we sent. ”

"What?"

"We investigated the man afterwards, and he was indeed not the person we originally sent, the latter had never seen you from beginning to end, and he had never been to Greyowl that day. On the other hand, the rest of the camp had no idea what was going on that day, and I asked everyone and no one was able to match it. ”

"What does this mean...... Anyone who wants us to meet you? In addition to us, you and the people of the Ravental Sanctuary in Greyowl Town, there is a fourth party? Who will it be, by the way, have you ever asked the person of the redeemed? ”

Sandnight looked at him and shook his head, "I asked Mr. Blackbaugh and Kweed, and neither of them knew about it. ”

"And who else but the redeemed?" Fang Yu was even more confused, who would want the Seven Seas Brigade to intervene in the refugee matter? What motives did the other side have to see the Seven Seas Brigade clash with the Crowclaw Sanctuary?

But how can the other side be sure that they will sympathize with the refugees and intervene in this matter? Moreover, the Seven Seas Brigade is just a small adventure group, and if the other party really hopes that the fisherman will make a profit, then the other party chosen is too small. The Seven Seas Brigade was evenly matched with the Templars in the aftermath of the battle, but who would have guessed before that happened?

Not to mention others, even he himself didn't think about it so much at the time. For example, the support of the goddess Marlan for herself, as well as the refuge of the redeemed, are either secrets hidden deep in his heart, or completely unexpected things, how can the other party calculate these?

But then a possible thought flashed through his mind, and the person who was going to do all this was the one who knew him thoroughly. Although there are not many such people, it is not impossible, in addition to the people of the Seven Seas Brigade, his relatives, uncle and aunt, Sophie, Su Changfeng and the people of the military may have this possibility.

He first ruled out the possibility of the Seven Seas Brigade, and his uncle and aunt obviously would not be involved in such a thing, and as for Sophie, it was even more impossible - playing intrigue behind his back, that was not the character of Her Royal Highness the princess. As for the military, what good is it for the military to do this?

He racked his brains and couldn't think of the possibility here, any reasoning was based on the premise of clues, but the incident that Sand Night suddenly mentioned seemed to have happened without a beginning and an end.

Fang Yu couldn't help but look at the other party and asked, "Do you have any opinions, Miss Sand Night?" ”

But Sand Night shook her head, "I just wanted to ask you what you think, Ed, but I didn't expect you to seem completely unaware of this." ”

The two exchanged words in a low voice, and the front finally reached the end of the passage.

Since they couldn't come to a conclusion, they had to tacitly put the topic aside.

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