Chapter 114: What Is Justice? II
"The 'Knights of Ravenclaw' stationed near the port of Gula has moved, and there are still a large number of mercenaries."
"It's the same on Rielback's side, the knights of the Ravental Templar plus the mercenaries are two or three thousand, and they've already left the city this morning."
"What is the origin of the 'redeemed,' and can they withstand it?"
"I have heard that the 'redeemed' believe in the dark dragon, and that they have always had a bad reputation in the North, and their strength should not be much stronger. After all, most of the people in this organization are 'refugees', how much combat power can they have? β
"Believe in the Dark Dragon, Dragongoists?"
"There seem to be some differences, but be careful friends, it's forbidden to discuss cult-related things in the community......"
"Hmph, I don't think the Ravenclaw Sanctuary on the other side is a good thing."
No one answered, but this sentence undoubtedly found a tacit acquiescence in the minds of most people.
In the past twelve hours, the ecology of the community has changed drastically. The first is that the number of posts on the community discussing the North is growing at a rare rate, overshadowing the discussion of the North-South struggle between Kaulin and Ishurian.
Then there's the '...... about everything that's going on in the North' post, which went through a series of bizarre events, and people first found out that the post was locked up for replies but was quickly reinstated. It wasn't long before the post disappeared from the homepage again, and after about a quarter of an hour, it was back in view.
It has been throttled and replies deleted, but after several twists and turns, the post still hangs high at the top of the community, as if it is a wordless claim. It was only then keenly noticed that there had been a seismic shuffle of the list of moderators and administrators in the community β several posts about the discussion were drowned in the vortex almost instantly, but some astute people had realized that the military seemed to have some disagreements with the alliance.
The simple description from Deelle in that video did not make everyone change their attitudes, but at least it allowed people to maintain a neutral stance. The tears that came from the refugee girl on the other side of the star gate still flowed into the hearts of most people.
Of course, it also angered others:
"It's extremely unruly for you to control speech like this," the Alliance official's roar was almost deafening, and he almost knocked on the table and shouted, "If you meddle in the affairs behind the Stargate like this, then we won't be able to do our work, the major guilds have invested heavily in the North for half a year, and they are preparing to fight Nicol Bolas." At present, there is a risk that this investment will be lost, who will bear this responsibility? By doing so, you are violating the Stargate Declaration! β
The young secretary of the Special Department Office of the Star Gate Harbor took a step back slightly, so that the other party's spit would not fly to his face.
"I'm sorry, I have to remind you," he waited for the other party to finish speaking, and then replied unhurriedly: "At present, the takeover and management of the community by the special department of Xingmen Port is clearly stipulated in the punishment for your illegal operation half a year ago, and it has been recognized by the United Nations Stargate Program Administration, and it has also been confirmed by the International Super Sports Federation. β
He pointed to the list of those who were derelict in their duties: "Now wait for us to find out whether these moderators and managers are behind you or not." If you don't get in touch, it's best if you don't get in touch, otherwise we'll continue to report to the Stargate Project and ask for an extension of your punishment. β
"Questioning without evidence is a slander." The coalition official shouted.
"Arbitrary, but I'm just stating a possibility."
The official looked at him hatefully: "Then you wait to clean up the mess," he dropped another cruel sentence: "You don't understand the current super competition at all, it is the result of modern business operations and investment, and if you go against the cycle, you will only reap the consequences." You bureaucrats don't understand this at all. β
It's just a secretary, and he didn't bother to give the other party a face, so he waved his hand and slammed the door with a group of people.
Watching the other party leave, the young secretary showed a hint of sarcasm on his face, "Hmph, who is controlling the speech?" It's really a back-and-forth. He shook his head in some disbelief, before he bent down to collect the scattered materials, stacked them, and placed them on his desk, opening the personal terminal next to him.
Outside the door, the officials of the alliance cursed a few words hatefully, and left and right stepped forward and asked, "What should we do next, it seems that the military has made up its mind not to cooperate with us." β
"They have always been suspicious of us, these old antiques who don't know how to change," the official of the alliance said angrily: "The domestic super competition is not as good as a year after year, because there are these people who hinder us and can't let go of our hands and feet, and laymen guide insiders, and they have always done so." Let's just wait for them to separate from the major guilds, and the investors behind them are not easy to mess with. β
He scolded a few words, calming his anger slightly: "But we also have to find another way, we must support the Crow's Paw Temple, this is related to the layout of the entire northern border, this is a death order issued from above, and our duty is to carry out the order." Fortunately, we didn't expect the military to help, they thought they were sitting on the sidelines, and we couldn't do anything about it. β
He took a sip: "It's a dream, let's see, the alliance has a way-"
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Su Changfeng looked at the light faces on his personal terminal, and asked unexpectedly, "What's the matter, they came looking for you?" β
The young secretary nodded: "As expected, those people have always been like this, but although I don't agree with them, I actually have some questions about this matter." β
"Tell me about it."
"Shouldn't we support the Ravental Temple, the North needs such an Indigenous organization, and more importantly, they are willing to cooperate with us," the young man asked, "Originally, I thought that we were at least in the same direction as the Alliance in this matter, and in the past six months, we have more or less guided the discussion in the community." β
"You want to ask this time?"
The young man nodded.
"There are also differences in the above opinions, but we agree with the objective fact that the Temple exists in the northern border, and it does not mean that we support all their actions, let alone that we want to help the other party to suppress it," Su Changfeng was silent for a moment before he replied: "What's more, we know which people are our allies, and do you remember the original intention of this 'door' we once opened?" β
The young man was slightly stunned, but still nodded.
"As long as people still remember the original intention of the 'door' that Zeng opened, and the belief that this original intention upheldβthen those who uphold the same ideals will always stand by our side," Su Changfeng sighed silently: "We have considered too many realistic factors, but when we let those idealists act for it, we must give them some promises that meet expectations." Promises that are inconsistent on the outside will not last long, and those who are taken advantage of will eventually become your enemies - and those who are with you for the sake of profit may not become your true allies - and will not be able to achieve the right goals by the wrong means. β
The young man laughed: "I thought the above would be more pragmatic, and the other answer is really the right answer?" β
"No one can make up their minds, and everything is left to time to prove," Su Changfeng replied: "Of course, ideals must also be tested by reality, otherwise they can't be called ideals, and it's just wishful thinking." The path to the right is all winding and thorny...... It's just that although this world is very realistic, idealists also exist, and it is precisely because of this that it is particularly precious. β
"Do you have such a high opinion of those young people?"
Actually, not several, but one. Su Changfeng thought silently, but he shook his head and replied with some seriousness: "Don't ask what you shouldn't ask." β
"Is there a non-disclosure agreement involved?"
There was a hint of surprise in the young man's eyes.
However, whether it is Dorifin, Van Rick or Istania, or even the Dawn Star incident, it is an open fact, and the Dragon Witch's event line is not a great quest line, as for being so strictly secret? It's just that suddenly, a strange thought arose in the young man's heart - the confidential case of No. 117043A2, and a rumor that had been circulating for a long time suddenly came to his mind.
But it seems to have something to do with the Fenris incident.
Could it be Fenris's star......
It was like lightning streaking across the dark and dreary sky, illuminating the sea, and the young man's eyes flashed a hint of brightness, but after he opened his mouth, he closed it cautiously.
"That's interesting."
The young man thought to himself.
Those people don't know about it yet, but they've been looking for that guy for a long time.
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Twenty-four hours after the 'Ransomed' incident, a new narrative quickly circulated in the community.
According to one rumor, Elpakhin seems to have taken a stand, unilaterally declaring the 'Ransomed' an illegal organization and characterizing the 'Ransomed''s seizure of Grey Owl as a rebellion.
As soon as the news broke, there was an immediate chaos in the community, after all, Kaurin-Ihurian's attitude towards the rebellion was consistent, just look at what happened in the south.
The kingdom will not tolerate rebellion, and Stargate Harbor will not condone riots - in fact, after the White City incident, since the Southern Alliance dissolved itself, the high ground of public opinion occupied by the alliance and the major guilds collapsed almost instantly.
After all, the "Stargate Declaration" is the supreme criterion for those who are drafted, no matter how they look at it in private, but on the surface, everyone still has to maintain such a bottom line.
Because of this, the long-established Southern Alliance was also officially declared dead at that moment, and this fact could not even reverse the reputation of Ye Hua as one of the ten kings, let alone a 'redeemed' that people were not familiar with?
The moment the news spread, almost everyone predicted the fate of the organization, but most people were more concerned about what happened to the little girl named Deelle than about the organization they hadn't heard of before.
The refugees are defined as rebels, so what will happen to her and her sister?
And the news from Elpahim seems to be faintly pointing to a local supreme governor, and this governor's relationship with the domestic super sports league is almost well known.
In fact, before the news was confirmed, the Super Athletic League had already preemptively issued an announcement, declaring that all Electees were not allowed to join the rebel camp without permission.
Otherwise, it would be considered a violation of the Stargate Declaration -
As soon as this announcement came out, people basically understood whose shadow was behind it.
But at this moment, it doesn't matter who is behind everything, the cooperation between the Super Athletic Alliance and the Crowclaw Sanctuary in the North is a well-known thing, and it is not news at all.
But more concerned than the Free Elect who might join the side of the 'redeemed', is the little adventurer who has been pushed to the forefront by this announcement at this moment:
The small group that has appeared frequently in the past few months and has begun to take shape, the rookie adventure group that has entered people's field of vision from Dorifin to Elpahim, from Elpakhin to Van Rik, and then to Istania.
It was only now that people seemed to remember that it had only been less than a month since the last battle of the Seven Seas Brigade, and the famous air battle that took place in Kailano.
So much has happened in the past few months that people have finally remembered the name of the group.
Seven Seas Brigade β
"But this time they may be in trouble, first piracy, and now they have joined the rebel side, and they may even have an affair with the cultists," the people discussed in the community, "If the violation of the Stargate Declaration is confirmed, the Alliance will have reason to urge the Stargate Port to issue a wanted warrant for them." β
"Wanted in Xingmen Port, doesn't that mean going to a military court?"
"Ignorant, the caller was originally a semi-military identity, but the development of super competition has diluted this layer of identity."
"That's a big deal, what's the name of that adventure group, it's a pity, I was quite optimistic that they would become the second in Loofah."
"The Seven Seas Brigade, their commander seems to be a newcomer, called Ed."
"The rookie leader, he also has the same name as the great alchemist in history, which is interesting. But I remember that he was in Van Rik, and he didn't defeat Nicol Bolas's Shadow, so how could he have an affair with the dragon worshippers? β
"Hehe, it's not up to the Super Athletic Alliance to have the final say on whether or not you have an affair with the Worship Dragon Sect. If you can't afford to provoke it, you can watch who provoke the alliance in the future, the alliance has the ability to send you to prison. Hey, this young man is so naΓ―ve, he really thinks that those people will play by the rules. β
"It means that the alliance is doing something again."
"That young man can be regarded as a half-day genius, and the league is scourging domestic players again."
"Don't say it, in short, the alliance of TMD is over!"
But there are only a handful of people who are fighting for the Seven Seas Brigade, and the group that really made its mark in Van Rick doesn't have many supporters in the community, and most of the people who speak for them are the Free Electors - like Loofah and the rest of the Free Adventure Groups.
However, these voices have never been the mainstream of the community.
Instead, the mainstream of the community is the crowds and fans of the major guilds, especially the descendants of Flor, as well as the supporters of the Super Athletic League. These people generally thought that Fang Yu was not a real genius at all, at least far from the elite geniuses of the major guilds, not to mention that geniuses could do whatever they wanted? Geniuses must also abide by the rules of the alliance, even the elite geniuses of the major guilds, not to mention that you are an unknown person?
Of course, the supporters responded with sympathy, while the opponents were distrauded, but neither side was optimistic about the future of the 'Redeemed' and the Seven Seas Brigade. As soon as this announcement came out, it was almost equivalent to the death sentence of these two parties, with the army gathered by the Ravental Sanclaw in the front, the ban of the alliance in the back, and the major guilds also indicated that they might participate in the war, no matter which way you look at it, the troubled Grey Owl Town has become a dead place.
Ai Xiaoxiao, under Luo Hao's teaching, has a certain understanding of the public opinion environment of the community and the distribution of power in Aitalia, and no longer has the 'little princess' who doesn't know anything about it. Therefore, when she got the content of the announcement, she suddenly felt that something was wrong, and then glanced at the discussion in the community, and her face turned white with fright.
She hurriedly ran out with the report and shouted, "It's a big deal, what about my eldest cousin!?" β
But Fang Yu was no longer in the temple of Aidanrian.
"The head of the regiment seems to have gone somewhere else," Alyssa thought for a moment, and replied, "He said that he had something to do alone. β
"Huh?" Ai Xiaoxiao was stunned: "Miss Sylvide, Miss Elisa, what other place is the eldest cousin going alone at this time...... Look at this notice, if Ed's cousin is captured by Xingmen Port, what will Sugar Candy do? She screamed as if she wasn't going to be caught together.
"What does this have to do with Sugar Candy?" Sylvid listened a little amused, but asked not too worried.
Ai Xiaoxiao thought for a while, and replied a little seriously: "If the eldest cousin is arrested, Tangtang will definitely not be able to explain to her mother, and she will definitely be beaten." β
That's it?
Alyssa looked at the little girl who was missing a string in her head, a little speechlessly.
"Don't worry," Sylvid replied with a smile, "Sugar Candy she'll be fine, Ed has already done it." β
"Oh?" Ai Xiaoxiao was stunned: "Really? β
The ship's lady nodded slightly.
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The butter candle shone faintly in the dark, empty space, and the light outlined a portion of the massive stone pillars, revealing a sandstone-like crimson color in the flickering light
Fang Ou looked up at the mysterious murals on the dome, and it was not until he heard a voice coming from behind him that he turned his head and looked at the young man in the apprentice's robe, who was leading the way, and walked out from behind the gate with an old man with a white beard.
"I need your help."
He looked at the old man and spoke.
The old man was silent for a long time before he took out a silver emblem: "Need her permission-"
Fang Yu nodded, and put his hand on the emblem.
A beam of silver light, rising from the emblem, faded away again. In the empty hall, there seemed to be a deep voice echoing, and the old man was looking up at him in some disbelief.
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