Chapter 19 Next Steps (2-in-1)
"It should be over soon...... Tea time, I don't think you should be in attendance with me. As for the evening party...... I don't think I have time here, I don't know ...... over there."
"I'll see how it goes." Heliga said that Jusis still had a mission on his part after all, and that his attendance at the luncheon was only due to the Duke's social request. Although more or less, Count Helmut was dissatisfied with Count Gotti's actions at this time, but no matter how the two said it, they could be regarded as having a friendship for more than 20 years, and the development of the public capital in the past 20 years was inseparable from the large amount of investment support brought by Count Gotti. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible to tear the skin for such a trivial matter.
"In the afternoon, the nobles should all be in attendance...... "Jusis said with some concern, "is it okay?" β
"It's okay." Heliga said that when it came to intelligence gathering, he had a more secure approach, and that this time he was just a test of his own initiative. Although he didn't have any thoughts about Count Ammancia before, it wasn't necessarily worthless to be there.
"Since you say so." Jusis nodded, "Where do you stay at night?" After the dinner, it should be very late. β
"Based on their level of enthusiasm today, it's even possible for a few people to be so energetic that they can stay up all night...... And in fact, there will be a peripheral outing of some local nobles organized by Count Gorti in the next two days, right? Heiliga recalled the schedule of the banquet, "Well, but I'm not going to even attend this together." Heliga thought for a moment, "What about the residence...... Actually, I haven't thought about it yet. However, it must be said that there are still many hotels in Balyahat that are still open. β
"Hmph, come less." Jusis also smiled, "You came to see me, and you showed our relationship among the nobles - at this time, you suddenly ran to the hotel in the city, what will others say about me?" β
"I don't want to trouble you." Heiliga said deliberately, "I remember that Fei said a long time ago that your relationship with your father doesn't seem so good. β
"yes...... However, he was busy at the fortress of Orolos, so there was no need to run back to the main mansion in the city in the middle of the night. The housekeeper is actually much better than the father himself, so he doesn't need to say much. β
"In that case, then we can only bother in the Duke's Palace." Heiliga said deliberately seriously.
Perhaps only in this more private occasion - Jusis can let go of his cold personality a little. After the two laughed, Jusis took the initiative to talk about something else.
"Speaking of which...... You should know the whereabouts of everyone else, right? Since you and His Highness Olibat have been moving and preparing since so long. β
"I don't deny it...... But most of the time, he told me the information unilaterally. I'm not primarily active in the Empire, so as not to be overly visibleβ"
"Discovered?" Jusis wondered, "You mean the aristocratic faction?" Or reformist? β
"It's on both sides. Strange as it may be, the reformers, on the other hand, seem to be more permissive of His Highness Oliebat's actions...... As for the aristocratic faction, in fact, they began to prepare for armed war as early as that time, you should know better than me, right? I don't think they will put much effort into it - even if the "Red Wing" has excellent single-ship combat capabilities, its influence on the entire huge battle situation is actually not too conspicuous. β
"And who are?"
"Actually, it's avoiding the eyes of association...... Although there was no evidence before, it now seems that it was not the reformers who I had always suspected, but the aristocratic faction led by the Duke of Kane. β
"How?"
"First of all, in the Galylian Fortress, those self-discipline weapons are undoubtedly from the works of the "association" - but theoretically, many of the works of the association and the "Thirteen Workshops" are also sold on the black market, with the financial resources and channels of the Duke of Kane, the back-the-scenes funder, it is not impossible to just buy a large number of self-discipline weapons, but then it is obviously not related to the association. But then, in what happened at the Zaxon Iron Mine, the sniper, known as Chloe, used a creation from the Black Workshop, which was hard to find even on the black market, and added a variety of accessibility features that were absolutely impossible to achieve with current technology. Last but not least, just two weeks ago, one of the Apostles of the Society, the Abyss of the Firmament, the one who gave us the live broadcast of the attack on the Imperial Capital, came to see me personally. β
"What?" Jusis frowned, "What did she say?" β
"Let's just say that a deal has been reachedβI don't want to reveal the details yet, but one of the rewards she gave was Lane's current whereabouts and a guarantee that she wouldn't take action against us, or Her Royal Highness, for a while."
"Lee's whereabouts? And what about this guarantee...... "for a while"? Jusses was worthy of being Jusses, and he quickly grasped the key message in Haliga's words.
"Specifically, I won't interfere with the Society's plans this time, and the Association won't do anything to me - although I doubt that they will be able to do anything to me, but if he picks on you and Her Royal Highness the Princess, I am not sure that I will be able to take care of everyone. And in any case, it would be nice to be able to keep the association away for a while. It's just that you think that after planning with His Highness Olibat for so long, it is really possible that I will not be involved in the civil war at all? β
ββ¦β¦ I see. Is that what it means? That silver-haired man with strong swordsmanship seems to be called the "Sword Emperor...... Is it because of this? β
"No...... He is currently in his studies in the area of association for some reason, and he is somewhat similar to Miss Sharon. In short, at least in this case, he said he was on my side through and through. "And no one else says it yet...... Jusses, where do you stand? Given the level of involvement of your Duke's family in this civil war, there's no way you're going to stay out of it, right? β
"I ......," Jusses seemed to say something, but his eyes grew confused, "I don't know...... Although I don't agree with all of the aristocratic approach, ......"
"I'm not asking you to answer now...... But as time goes on, sooner or later you will have to come up with a clear answer, instead of fooling around with excuses like "how is the Duke's family" and "how is the aristocratic faction". Heliga said simply, interrupting Jussis, "Now Rien is hiding in the mountains of Esingert in the north of the Empire with the Grey Rider. β
He ...... How about now? Although it was ultimately saved by Red Wing, it was precisely because of Dawn's struggle that he dragged the "Blue Rider" for enough time and gave Red Wing a chance to come to the rescue. In the duel with Chloe, Li En suffered very serious damage because of the performance brought by the awakening of the Riding God, as well as the disadvantages caused by the difference in weapons, and was even considered to be life-threatening at that time.
If there was anything else in the civil war that made Jusis feel a little worried and guilty about anything other than territory, it was to let Lane go alone to fight a formidable enemy like Chloe - and in the end, in essence, he was the only one who was forced to leave everyone far away.
"Very badly injured...... However, it is not life-threatening. The "Rider" will transfer some of the power in the spiritual veins to the initiator to treat all kinds of injuries, and the spiritual power in the Eichingut Mountains is quite sufficient, and the remote location also makes the smoke of the civil war temporarily unable to fill there. What Heliga said reassured Jusis a little, "Actually, after a while, if I can, I'll find a way to find him." β
"How do you know? Could it be that this is also an "association"β"
"Hmm. Did you guess it...... One of the conditions on which the association agreed not to take action against Elphine was that Dawn must participate in the "War of the Riders" with Chloe. Originally, the plan of the association was to kidnap Her Highness Elphine and ElysΓ©e in order to force Rien to confront the Noble Alliance, but because I intervened, they came to negotiate terms. β
"What if you don't say yes? It sounds like there is something terrible in this "Rider War"? β
"Hmm...... What Vita wants is to witness the outcome and the process itself, and it doesn't matter who wins or loses - what matters is this ritual sense of the battle between the riding gods. I'm afraid that's why they helped Kane Gongdu. As I said before, all of the "associations" revolve around the existence of the Arcana, perhaps because of the connection between the rituals of the riders and the Arcana. Heliga explained. Although Vita's information and the Church had given him some inferences about the actual situation, he still felt that he should be cautious until there was real evidence.
"But...... Not to mention that if you participated in that battle, you would inevitably be actively involved in the civil war - just the incident itself...... With Dawn's character, he would really take the initiative to ......"
"yes...... This is also a difficult problem. In terms of his character, I'm afraid he won't take the initiative to do something if he doesn't have to, so this is tantamount to leaving the problem to me. Do you have any good ways not to? β
"I ...... I don't know. He is more elusive than we think. Chloe was suspicious at school at the time, so I wasn't too surprised if his true identity was revealed, but Lane ......," Jusis sighed, "he always seemed to want to ...... at some point Free yourself? β
"Probably...... Because in some ways, he is too desireless. But he himself could not see this. "Anyway, if you don't have a good idea, then I'll just try to push him with "that." β
"You mean...... "Jusis thoughtfully "that magical power in him?" β
"Yes. Don't you think? There are still a lot of similarities between me and him in this sense. If it can be used - I don't want him to get too involved in the civil war, as we did...... But if this incident cannot be avoided, then at least we should go all out and leave no regrets. β
"You're right...... If you need help then, you can ask me to help you more or less. Jusis thought for a moment and nodded.
"Hmm...... Probably there will be. If you figured it out at that time. Heiliga blinked, "Everyone else is fine at the moment except him." Gaius returned to her hometown of North, followed by Alyssa and Miriam, the former because her grandfather was there, and the latter because it was easier for her to evade the nobles' hunt for her as the "Iron Blood". Laura and Emma are currently in Regram, and they have been dealing with the changes caused by the anomaly around them, so the pressure should be a little less now - Fey, Elliot, and Macchias are all here, and I am going to find an opportunity to send Elliot and his sister to Fortress Galylia to find a way to reunite their family - and how they act after that is up to their own ideas. β
"Hmm...... Reasonable. But...... Hmph, that guy seems to be desperate for the time being because his father was restricted in his freedom? Although he was still a little unforgiving about Macchias, Jusis's tone was much more soothing than usual.
"Don't say that...... This time he was there for me, so he helped me a lot. Heiliga defended Macchias, "but it does...... After all, his father was at the center of the rebellion, and he was in a position of power, and there was nothing I could do. β
"What about Elliot? The area from Garelian Fortress to Ssangyong Bridge is currently the main battlefield...... It's okay if you're alone, wouldn't it be too dangerous to take the two of them with you? β
"Hmm...... So it's not appropriate yet. But don't worry, after a while, the war will come to a standstill, and if you use that time, it should be enough. "I also heard a lot of information about the war from them just now. β
"How?" Jusis wondered.
"I didn't mean to belittle your father...... But in terms of military talent, the aristocratic faction in the entire Krutchen state could not find anyone who could reach half the level of "red hair". In a little while, your father will have to call for help from the headquarters of the Noble Alliance because of the losses he had lost more than expected...... Before Duke Kane and your brother get back to him, it should be the best time. β
"I don't deny it...... But what about after that? Jussis looked a little unnatural, but nodded slowly, and then asked another question.
"Except for Krutchen, the aristocratic coalition in other regions has obvious advantages, and the regular armies are scattered, making it difficult to form a response...... By then, reinforcements from other regions will be sent to help your father. Heliga thought for a moment, "At that time, no matter how powerful General Craig is, he will be invincible with two fists and four hands...... If there is no sudden change in the situation, maybe this is the case. β
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