"Hey!" early in the morning, there was a coquettish reprimand in the small martial arts arena inside the Duke's castle.

Feida wore a beautiful martial arts training uniform, holding a strange battle blade created in the elven kingdom in her hand, and her martial arts were elegant and agile, completely different from those practiced by ordinary human warriors. The Kaman guards patrolling the castle did not stop and watched the elf girl fly up and down, floating with green light.

The two princesses, Monica and Lolita, got up late today, and they both rested in Princess Monica's room in the castle last night.

In the morning, when Princess Lolita woke up, she found that Feida was gone, and listening to the cheers outside, she pushed open the large floor-to-ceiling window of the princess's room, walked to the balcony, and saw the green figure in the martial arts arena at a glance.

"Lolita, why do you open the window, it's a dazzling light. The red sun was just above the windowsill, and the red light shone directly into the room, shining on Princess Monica, who was lazily lying on the bed, and she rolled playfully on the bed, covering her face with goose down pillows.

"Monica, look at Feida, her elven martial arts are really beautiful, just like dancing. Lolita leaned on the windowsill and sighed.

Monica, who could no longer sleep peacefully, suddenly got up and walked to the balcony, Monica and the guards cheering on the sidelines, no one noticed the two beautiful girls, not far above their heads. Monica smiled slightly, a ghost idea came to her mind, and with a wave of her hands, a colorful light fell from the sky, how rainbow-like, hanging in the sky above the martial arts arena.

Seeing such a strange scene, the surrounding Kaman guards, one by one, forgot to cheer, and all looked up at the sky stupidly, and Feida, who was aware of the surrounding situation, also stopped the movements in his hands.

Lolita covered her mouth and smiled, "Monica, you really love to play!"

The calm morning was broken by news from afar.

Koster and Phaeda had just returned to Carman yesterday, and today, the official letter of the Chamber of Commerce from Manning City was delivered to Carman. As soon as Xiao Mu saw the official document, he summoned Chester and Princess Monica to the council chamber together.

The content of the official document is nothing else, it is the result of the investigation of Green and his party in the Desik Empire, and so far, the investigation of the "Manning Incident" has officially come to an end.

The first part of the official document, based on the narration of Green, the leader of the Adventurers' Guild Hunter Regiment, records in detail every move of the Shang Alliance from the day of the "Manning Incident".

Manning's army, together with the Adventurers' Guild, first restored order to Manning City that day, capturing one of the five Assassins (killed on the spot), and according to the survivors' confessions, the Adventurers' Guild conducted a large-scale investigation in the territory of the Merchant Alliance, and dispatched a total of about 100 hunter members to participate.

After tracking down all the way, the main Assassin escaped from the border on the Manning side of the Grand Canyon in disguise, and the leader of the Hunter Regiment, Green, who was in hot pursuit, with the help of the court magicians of San Jose, discovered the traces of the Assassins in Tarim City, the western border guard garrison in Desik.

After a fierce battle, the Assassins were killed and fled. The hunter regiment lost twenty people, and the desik lost about two dozen border guards.

After that, the leader of the Hunter Regiment, Green, continued to follow the clues to White Rock City, the capital of Desik, where he cooperated with Earl Norton, the prime minister of Desik, and General Kim, the general of the Central Garrison, and the assassins had to appear in the downtown area of White Rock City. The two remaining major Assassins were both killed at the hands of the De Sick military.

So far, two of the six Assassins (including five main Assassins and one outside receptionist) of the "Manning Incident" have disappeared the same day, one in the Grand Canyon and two in White Rock. The leader of the Assassins, the leader of the bandits responsible for Prince Ferdinand's death, was killed by the second prince of Desic, Grand Duke Edward.

There are no clues to the remaining two secondary characters, and the Adventurer's Guild promises to continue to track them down. At present, the Shang Alliance's investigation of the "Manning Incident" has been temporarily ended, and the main conclusions have been handed over to the Desik Empire, and according to the agreement between the Shang Alliance and the diplomats of the Desik Empire, normal relations between the border between the two countries will be restored.

This part of the document mainly talks about the process of tracing the main assassin within the Shang Alliance after the "Manning Incident". Because of the tensions with the superpower Desik Empire, the Merchant Alliance sent investigation reports to various countries.

Seeing a familiar friend appear in the text, Kerst sighed with emotion, "Although there are only a few strokes, it is conceivable that Green and Setie should have risked their lives to complete this task!" Thinking of the astonishing sword of the Assassin leader in the venue that day, Kerst couldn't help but feel a little afraid.

Xiao Mu patted Chester on the shoulder, "It's okay if you're okay, if you were hurt over there at that time, I will never forgive myself." ”

"Okay, okay, you two are in their twenties", Princess Monica was on the side, a little impatient, "Don't you still have some documents, let's see." ”

Xiao Mu's hand froze in the air, not put it down, nor did it lift it, slightly embarrassed, Princess Monica didn't care so much, took the document and continued to read.

Compared with the businesslike tone of the first document, the content of the second part of the document is much more secretive. This is a report researched by the Adventurers' Guild Elders, the Merchant Alliance, and King Manning's senior advisors.

De Sik is non-committal about the final conclusion of the Adventurers' Guild's investigation, and on paper acknowledges the achievements and sacrifices of the Adventurers' Guild, and the De Sik royal family has completed the funeral of the former crown prince Prince Ferdinand.

But according to the information provided by the insiders of the business alliance, De Sik is now focusing the energy of the entire country on the armament war. The conclusion of the Shang Alliance's investigation was just gently set aside by the Desik royal family, and it did not attract the slightest attention. The death of the former crown prince is unknown, and the military figures in power within the Desik Empire (mainly referring to the Grand Duke Edward, the second prince, the military leader, the hardliners, who are expected to accept the crown prince soon... There is no impact.

The entire Desik Empire is now basically at full capacity. Green, the leader of the Adventurer's Guild Hunter Regiment, took a close look at the combat effectiveness of the current Desik army and came to the conclusion that it was basically "no opponent!" With the current military strength of the Shang Alliance, there was no way to match it. And the Desik Empire will definitely not stop, according to the research of the Adventurer's Guild Elders' Guild, the Desik Empire can already be confirmed to have entered the stage of militarism.

Therefore, in order to ensure the survival of the interests of the Business Alliance, the current member countries of the Business Alliance should do the following:

1. To ensure domestic security and stability, accelerate the economic development of member countries, and reduce trade with the Desik Empire, focusing on grain, ironware, furs, and herbs.

2. Each member state shall provide diplomatic talents, and the business alliance plans to unite all peaceful people within the Desik Empire who can be united, and try to avoid the occurrence of war.

3. All member states shall, on the basis of the Armaments Order (Note 1), accelerate the development of the military forces of each country, expand the number of troops as much as possible and hoard military supplies under the premise of the Armaments Order.

Reading this, Monica, Princess Mu, also had to stop, the meeting room was quiet, and the atmosphere was a little weird.

"Xiao Mu, we Kaman, according to the armament order, how many troops do we have to prepare?" Kerst suddenly broke the silence.

"Three regiments, nine thousand people. Xiao Mu didn't think about it, and reported it.

"How much is that?" asked Kerster.

Xiao Mu still didn't think about it, "500,000 Shangmeng gold coins a year, including the one-time purchase of armor and weapons, but not including the various expenses of the army, to be precise, 500,000, this is the training fee." ”

"Our Kaman's annual income is one million gold coins. ”

Monica added on the side.

Kster gasped, that is, he wanted countries to increase their armaments, and he wanted countries to reduce trade, and it seemed that everyone would have to follow San Jose in the future.

Monica put down the official document and said, "You can't blame the merchant alliance for asking for a lot of money, the Desik Empire is indeed too aggressive." I have heard of the person of Archduke Edward, a crazy militarist, all he thinks about is the conquest of the continent, compared to him, the former crown prince Prince Ferdinand, what a good baby. ”

"So, how is the preparation of our army, Xiao Mu? I think, the army is the capital of our country, no matter what, relying only on this little guard and red robe of the royal capital, I am afraid that we will not be able to cope with the future situation. Kerst thought for a moment.

"Well, I also understand that after two years, after the end of the autumn harvest this year, the army has all been recruited, and the corresponding armor and weapons have been prepared. In fact, we emptied our Kaman treasury and couldn't take out so many gold coins, so we finally went to the headquarters of the Business Alliance to find a way. Speaking of which, I remembered one thing, Koster, three regiments of soldiers, and a regimental commander is missing, I know that you have always wanted to lead troops to war, are you interested?"

"Me?" Kerst didn't even think about it, he wanted to refuse, but when the words came to his lips, he stopped again. Yes, for a long time, Koster thought that he was just a native nobleman from the countryside, a little knight lord, but because of luck, he met Xiao Mu, an ordinary student who lived in seclusion in the Royal Capital Academy. But in the Misty Forest, in San Jose, I have been working hard to learn military knowledge for so many years, why is this?

Seeing that Kerst didn't speak, Xiao Mu was a little afraid to confirm, and he stammered a little when he spoke, "You, you don't want to lead the troops, I remember that you have always wanted to?"

Monica was more mature, she saw it in her eyes and sneered, "Is it possible, this kid is probably stupid with excitement." Without waiting for Kerst to agree, Monica walked to the exhibition shelf next to the council chamber, ripped off a pair of "Golden Jasmine" collar pins, and gave Fox a special title.

"Hey, sister, that's the collar badge of the general of the Shang League!" Xiao Mu was startled.

"The general is the general, the business alliance belongs to the business alliance, and Kaman is our final say. Tell me, can you do a good job!"

Kester felt that he was in a trance, and looked at the two siblings in front of him stupidly, and only promised, "I, I..."

Note 1: After the assassination of Prince Ferdinand, the former crown prince of the Desik Empire, in order to cope with the increasing military pressure of Desik, the Shang Alliance ordered the countries of the Shang Alliance to increase their armaments, see "Volume II 037 Letter from Xiao Mu" above. ”