"It's just nonsense!"

Some time later, in the Imperial camp, the voice belonging to Field Pamuel rose high among the clouds: "We didn't rest a day when we passed through the city of Zaraha, and we didn't rest a day after we arrived at this hellish place!" What are you trying to do with such a hasty march? Want to exhaust us? ”

"I repeat, this is the decision of Her Royal Highness the eldest princess." Standing in front of him without humility or arrogance, the heavily armed Lott put his hands behind his back in a standard military posture: "If you have any opinions, please consult with Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, before that...... Please follow the order. ”

"But, damn it, isn't it just a little white face who climbed up by relying on the reputation of the family, and he dares to point fingers in front of me like this?" Field's fat body then jumped in front of the commander warrior: "You wait for me!" Our Pamuel family would never—"

"Instead of whining here, you might as well get ready, Pamuel." Like a passer-by, he inadvertently passed in front of the two people, and Landnar, who had a mustache on his face, also deliberately let out a few sneers: "Otherwise, we will be ruthlessly abandoned by us like Ramar and Sirkardo who have fallen behind!" ”

The familiar noise then sounded over the camp, bringing a bit of excitement to the cloudy fortress, but Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, who was looking at this bustle, still stood in front of her carriage and did not speak, as if the scene in her eyes was only the black and oppressive clouds: "I didn't expect to use the final plan so quickly...... The situation is almost beyond our expectations. ”

"If Your Highness is not at ease, we can retreat first." Diploma, who was standing beside her, lowered his head in a low voice: "Let's go to the principality on our own." ”

"How is it possible, things have come to this, and I have to retreat before I am about to reach my destination?" Eldest Princess Rena's face immediately showed a serious expression: "This is not what an imperial person should do, and it is not in line with the dignity of our imperial family. ”

"But Your Highness, the road ahead is too dangerous." A royal magician standing behind her then reminded in a low voice, "If you lose our protection, you-"

"This trip was originally to balance the mood of His Majesty the Emperor."

Raising her hand to interrupt the magician's words, Rena's gaze towards the sky then became calm: "Whether it is within the empire or between the empire and the principality, I am a superfluous existence now, if there is really any problem on this trip, it's okay, if there is no problem......"

"Your Highness, you don't have to sacrifice yourself so much." Duploma's voice became choked, "There must be other ways to solve your problem, even if you are willing to give up this great power, why should you-"

"My mission ended long ago when the royal mission was cut off."

Raising her hand to stop the other party from saying what she wanted to say, Rena's voice became much lower: "Now I am just doing my best to realize my value, which has nothing to do with the expectations of His Majesty the Emperor and Chris's life. ”

"If I really spill blood on the land of the principality this time, then I have no regrets." Her fists clenched, and the collar of her tuxedo formed in front of her chest: "I just hope...... My blood will not be wasted in vain, so that the future of the empire can continue. ”

"Your Highness doesn't need to be so flustered."

The indifferent voice then sounded in the ears of several people, accompanied by the figure of an imperial soldier wearing an ordinary military uniform who appeared next to the carriage at some point: "After all, there have been so many accidents this time, haven't they?" ”

"Who are you?" Stopping several subordinates from raising their weapons in unison, Rena slowly narrowed her eyes: "Or rather...... What side of the population are you? ”

"Don't worry, I'm here to lend you a hand." Slowly standing up straight, the Imperial "soldier" then lowered his head to hide his expression: "We have been observing your current situation all this time, and now...... It's time to show who we are. ”

"I've definitely heard of such a group of people." Silently blocking in front of Rena, Diproma slowly pressed his top hat to his gaze: "You guys...... It's the one from the organization called the Shadow Society, right? ”

"The Shadow Society of the Empire, to be exact." The soldier chuckled and shook his head, "On the orders of Lord Asa, I am here to assist you. ”

"How many undercover agents did you have in our investigation team?" Rena, who pursed her mouth and pushed away Diproma, asked indifferently, "Are you also responsible for what has happened in the past few days?" ”

"If that's the case, I won't be in front of you." The Imperial "soldier" replied with a smile, "And you seem to have already decided how to deal with it." ”

"The fact that the soldiers of the Empire have been replaced, and that I am still around important meetings - this kind of thing is intolerable in any way." Her voice became more and more serious, and Rena, who ignored the warnings of her subordinates behind her, slowly walked in front of the pseudo-imperial soldier: "But now it seems that since someone can really do this, then the doubts in our hearts have also been answered to a certain extent......"

"You just need to answer the rest of our questions." She soothed her breath and stared at the other party's eyes without the slightest relaxation: "The principality, the empire, and the adventurers who are full of teams...... How many of these people are in front of me that are real? ”

"I'm sorry, I can't answer that question." Slowly taking a step back, the Imperial "soldier" replied in a low voice, "Lord Asa only agreed to our official contact with you, and he did not explicitly allow us to tell His Highness more information. ”

"You have to understand who you're up against, madman!" Raising one of her hands, Rena's long golden hair fluttered back and forth in the invisible energy drumming: "It's up to you to choose now, you must tell me, the eldest princess of the Empire, the truth!" ”

"Causes, ends, means, and effects."

As if sensing the danger for a long time, the Imperial "soldier" pronounced these words in a low voice, and the slow retreat began to disintegrate with the ordinary imperial soldier's clothing, and finally gradually disappeared from everyone's sight: "The development of everything in the world always carries a lot of unimaginable information, but the world often asks for more than you 'ought to know'......"

"Since you are such people, then there is no need for us to continue negotiating."

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"What? Leave us in this fortress? ”

In the midst of the sight of countless players also packing up, such a cry suddenly came from the camp room called the Qingling Adventure Group: "Why? Why? Have we been abandoned? ”

"Of course not, this is the decision of Her Royal Highness the Princess."

Crossing her waist and letting out such a sigh, the woman named Xue Lingxuan Bing then lowered her head deeply: "In order to find out the truth of this series of strange events before, Her Royal Highness the Princess has to send some people to stay here to investigate clearly, otherwise, it will be too risky to continue to move forward......"

"It's a big risk to spread the force, right? And why are we left? ”

"Because we are the discoverers of the anomalous event, and we are among the people who know the camouflage event best, and we are less necessary to be in the ranks than those who are traveling to the Duchy......"

“…… I knew it was going to be like this. ”

With a long sigh of holding his arms, Duan Qing, who was standing at the door leaning against the back of the wall, then looked up at the still cloudy sky: "I finally came to the present, but I was suddenly squeezed out of the central area, and I am afraid that I can't easily accept it if it is anyone." ”

"I feel sorry for the treatment you received." Cangyun Barrier, who was also leaning against the wall not far away, replied with a regretful expression: "But I don't know why Rena suddenly made such a decision, it stands to reason that she should be grateful to you for always discovering the problem and warning in advance." ”

"There's no need to be grateful, after all, we have something to hide from them." Shaking his head, Duan Qing's gaze was still buried in the action of looking down at the ground: "From this point of view, Her Royal Highness the princess's sense of smell is quite keen." ”

"Oh? What else are you hiding? ”

"Sorry, we can't say that."

Without answering the other party's question directly, Duan Qing took a breath silently: "What I can be sure of is that after you leave us, you should encounter many fewer accidents than now." ”

"The so-called scourge, huh?" Cangyun Barrier pursed his mouth: "Let me wonder if I made the right choice to form an alliance with you in the first place." ”

"It's too late to regret it, after all, that Princess Rena doesn't look like she wants to keep us all here." Duan Qing smiled and tilted his head: "Haven't you guys been developing in the empire for a long time?" It's time to use your prestige. ”

"Impossible, look at the look on the face of that princess Rena when she said that sentence earlier." Cangyun Barrier lowered her head and waved her hand: "This time, she should be determined to cut off from us, and take this opportunity to completely break off the relationship with the adventurer." ”

“…… What are you going to do? ”

"Let's take a look around."

Facing Duan Qing's subsequent question, Cangyun Barrier's voice replied casually: "It's hard to come to Fars Fortress once, even if you don't leave with souvenirs, at least you have to leave with a few tasks." ”

"It always feels a little strange when this comes out of your Lanshan's mouth." Looking at the other party's back gradually walking into the distance, Duan Qing then asked again: "If you don't go to the people in the rivers and lakes to learn from each other, how can you always think about doing business?" ”

"That's your job, too." Standing up straight with his arms folded, the Cangyun Barrier then walked towards the noisy camp in the distance: "'Uphold the nobility and grace of the empire, find out the truth of the case'—"

"Since Her Royal Highness the princess has said so, we can't snatch the name of your agent."

Watching the departure of this big shield warrior, Duan Qing, who was looking up at the sky, then sighed leisurely, his fingers pinched hard as his gaze gradually rose, and finally tightened together with his slow steps: "Really, we have all come this far......"

"Did you just give up?"

The sound of pulling anchor and setting off sounded one after another around this fortress, accompanied by the scene of countless carriages escorted by imperial soldiers gradually converging, and the rose-colored carriage at the front of this convoy then crossed Duan Qing's vision for a moment, and then led out of the heavy gate leading to the Talon Plain at the other end of the fortress with a resolute back. Strolling through the interior of this fortress, Duan Qing, who seemed to be familiar with the road here, then walked around to the head of one of the fortresses facing east, feeling the slightest coolness, he then looked at the winding path leading to the far end of the plain with his hands behind his back, and at the same time watched the departure of the imperial investigation team escorted by the principality: "Hmm...... It's been a few days together, but I didn't expect it to be time to separate so soon. ”

"I've been contacted, sir." A gentle voice that made people's ears soften sounded quietly, and the figure belonging to the secret whisper Ning Lan also appeared behind Duan Qing with a consistent smile at this time: "You can start at any time." ”

“……”

Without answering the other party's words, Duan Qing, who was motionless, just looked at the direction of the convoy gradually leaving, and the outline of the city formed by the gray-white ring city wall then appeared at the end of the hazy horizon with the gradual progress of the convoy, and then became more and more distorted as the water vapor increased: "Tania...... Scold. ”

"It's better not to go back to that place." His brows furrowed slightly, and the gloom that flashed in his heart was then slowly suppressed by him: "There are a lot of things, and I don't know how to deal with them now." ”

“…… I guess I used to fight in this fortress. ”

Cautiously approaching Duan Qing's back, Ning Lan, who had folded her hands, whispered comfortingly, "It's good to have a look here." ”

"yes." Duan Qingtou nodded without looking back: "It's a pity that time has passed, things are people, not to mention revisiting the old place, even those adventurous deeds are now no longer known." ”

He turned around and looked indifferently at the still dilapidated and chaotic interior of the fortress, and then turned and left in the direction he had come from before he found out that the soldiers of their principality were about to step forward and drive them away: "Let's go." ”

"It's going to rain soon."

He reached out and caught a raindrop falling from the sky, and said in a low voice.