The members of the Guards were not only in martial arts, but also at the elite level of ordinary soldiers—they were also required to be dignified and practiced the etiquette necessary for the royal family. Therefore, to allow a member of the pro-guard to rush in in a rage regardless of etiquette would in itself mean that something big is about to happen.

"What's wrong? Did something happen over the block? Lieutenant Colonel Sid had a solemn face, he was solely responsible for arranging the security of the royal city, if there was something wrong that he hadn't noticed......

"No, it's not...... There was nothing going on on the other side of the block, and the remnants of the hunting regiment had all withdrawn. The man breathlessly said, "It's just that we just received news from the Haken Gate...... Right there is the border, and the Imperial army has begun to assemble. ”

“…… And they came. Richard gritted his teeth and said hatefully, "How's the scale?" ”

"From the current situation, it seems that there is at least one division of the size." The first half of this team's sentence made everyone present look a little gloomy - as long as they could understand what the strength of a division meant. However, the second half of the sentence was even more surprising to everyone: "And the Imperial Army is mixed with chariot troops......"

"How is this possible?" Lieutenant Colonel Sid's voice changed almost completely, "Could it be that they use the same technology as the Society...... So ...... this?"

"No, it's not...... Based on observations, it appears to be a steam mechanism that was used many years ago. ”

"Steam traps?" Everyone was confused by this unfamiliar word, but Tida came forward to explain: "The steam mechanism is an engine that is older than the internal combustion engine, and uses steam as the power. With the gradual popularization of the guiding force, this invention was soon abandoned. ”

"In terms of cost and performance, there should not be any country that still has this kind of combat vehicle. But it will appear at this time......"

"This shows that the Empire has been prepared for a long time." Gold is meaningful.

"Yes......" Helliga took over, and everyone's eyes shifted to him, "The empire has a "Lane Fort" society, or "RF" for short, which is a leading enterprise in the domestic weapons and manufacturing industry...... They have a group of departments within the Empire, which are reformers within the Empire, who specialize in serving the Empire's regular army and the "Iron Prime Minister". If you guessed correctly, they secretly built these vehicles. ”

"That means the Empire had expected this to happen?" Lieutenant Colonel Sid grimaced, this is ridiculous.

"I didn't expect it, but I just knew. I'm afraid that the association and the empire will be allied in this matter. "If the kingdom is focused on dealing with the threat from the Imperial Army, it will be neglected to guard against the royal city and the country...... In this way, the "association" will have the opportunity to take advantage of the situation. ”

"However, it has only been long since the conclusion of the "No War Pact!" Astelle's face was shocked, "Could it be that the Imperial Army is going to be so direct-"

"That's not the problem, Estil. This should have been the work of the "Iron Prime Minister...... And his strategic goal is to use this as an opportunity to demonstrate the resilience of the Erebonian Imperial Army...... Even in the case of a complete interruption of the conductive force, it retains a large amount of non-conductive driving force and is still able to exert tremendous pressure on the surrounding area...... I'm afraid that showing this to the whole world is his ultimate goal. Under this premise, it doesn't really matter whether Liber will actually be invaded. ”

"In other words, we can continue to track the movements of the association regardless of that side?" Estelle's political cell was almost zero, and after thinking about it for a long time, she came to such a conclusion.

"Of course not......," Helliga cried and laughed, "if the Empire is left alone, in the end, even if there is no large-scale war, there will be a lot of intentional border friction." The iron-blooded prime minister was never a fuel-efficient lamp. ”

"In that case, Grandmother Wang." Kloss, who had been locked in a fierce ideological struggle, said, "Please let me go to the Haken Gate." ”

“…… All right. The queen nodded solemnly, "It seems that the No War Pact alone is not enough to restrain the balance between the kingdom and the empire. What is happening now, indeed, is in danger of plunging two countries back into instability, as Mr. Haliga has said...... Such a trust is entrusted to you, Kolotia. ”

"In that case, please let us go along." Joshua and Estelle looked at each other and said in unison, "We will escort Her Royal Highness to the Haken Gate safely." ”

"And, if war does happen, we can also play a role." Agaté looked resolute, and the tragedy caused by the war that had happened to him could not be escaped this time.

"Although, according to the rules of the association, we cannot participate in the fighting...... But if you stand on a neutral standpoint, you will leave the arbitration to us. "Shelazad and Kim also expressed their opinions as partisans.

"I'll go with me." Speaking of this, a rare smile appeared on Hailiga's face.

"What's wrong?" Fei noticed the change in the expression on his face and asked suspiciously, "Is there anything to be happy about?" ”

"Actually, it's not going to be a big deal." Whether it was Cassius's side or Olivier's side, Heliga had already figured out the matter—so he was completely different from the nervous crowd, "You'll meet an old acquaintance in a moment, and you'll know when you go." ”

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"How? Your Highness? This steam chariot may not be comfortable to sit on. "The huge chariot division, in formation, stationed not far from the Haken Gate, the cold muzzles of a gate like the gaze of a ghost, pointing at the land that Liber had just experienced the ravages of the association, making the defenders of the Kingdom Army at the Haken Gate twitch in their hearts. Inside the chariot with the emblem of Erebonia's golden military horse, a one-eyed general looked respectfully at the blond young man sitting on the chariote's driver's seat.

"yes...... The noise is a little loud and a little shaky. "But from now on, you don't need to go on...... Just stay here. ”

"Yes." The one-eyed general said respectfully.

"Speaking of which, General Sykes." The blond youth seemed to remember something, "Do you know anything about this operation beforehand?" ”

"I'm still confused. Suddenly, I received an order from the military headquarters to give me a steam chariot unit and let me drive it to Liber. But after all, it is a soldier's duty to obey orders...... So it felt strange, but I didn't ask too much and just did it. ”

"Is that so......" the man muttered to himself, asking no more, as if thinking about something.

Thinking about it, the corners of his mouth smiled a little: "Hehe, everyone should be very surprised to see me like this...... Especially you, I can't wait to see how surprised you look...... Shela. ”