Despite repeated changes, the imperial capital of the Magic Empire is still Kyoto Castle, a megacity.

After a year, the city seems to have regained its vitality on the surface. The gates were wide open, and many people were coming in and out, and there was an endless stream of horse-drawn carriages.

Just look closely, and it's a little different. In the crowd, there were many more people wearing mage robes, who looked like they were either magicians or apprentices.

You must know that in the past, the court magicians of San Jose were all high, and they were almost invisible except for the Great Library and the Red Castle.

Koster and Feida dressed as traveling merchants, Koster had lived here, and Feida was born here, and both of them were not strangers to Kyoto City, so they easily followed the flow of people.

When I entered the city, I found that the imperial capital was still very different from the former Kyoto City.

Although the shops on the street are open, the level of activity is significantly less than before. Most of the merchants who walked were commoners, and the arrogant nobles in the city were almost nowhere to be seen. In their place were the magicians, who bowed their heads when civilians met magicians walking along the road.

And the most special thing is that in the core of the imperial capital, on the Victory Square in front of the Red Fort City, a huge magic tower rises from the ground, and many magicians go in and out of the tower.

The place where Kerst and Feyda stood was at the very edge of the market district, and from here, the Magic Tower and the Red Keep City behind it could be seen. This is a small hotel, and the two pretended to be a couple and booked a room on the second floor of the hotel.

Carefully checked the soundproofing around the room, maybe the business was not good, and there were no guests in several nearby rooms. After sending the innkeeper two dinners, Koster closed the door to his room.

"Koster, what do we do next. The guards of the Red Keep City still look very strong. Feida looked worriedly at the magician under the magic tower in front of her and the guards outside the city.

Kerst ate a little and walked to the balcony of the room with his plate, "I think, I can only stick to the front." Let's hope Kaka will be able to fully capture the attention of the guards and give us a chance to raid the tallest tower."

Koster pointed to the distance with his fork, and behind the overlapping buildings of the Red Keep, there were several unusually abrupt towers, the most conspicuous of which was the target this time.

"Can you make sure Merlin is there?" asked Feda.

According to the intelligence source, since being crowned Grand Archon of the Magic Empire, Merlin has been staying in that Star Tower to study magic, and he has not left home. Imperial affairs are largely handled by his deputy, the Imperial Archon Elby. ”

"Koster, I don't understand, what the hell is he thinking about a man like Merlin?"

In fact, it's not just Feida who doesn't understand, but also Kerst himself, and all the people in the business alliance don't understand. As the leader of the Rise of Darkness, he worked hard to complete the subversion of the regime and restore the Magic Empire.

But that's the end of it. Merlin took the crown of the Imperial Inheritance, raised the scepter of the Magical Inheritance, and disappeared from view with the two treasures. Although under the leadership of the consuls, the empire still methodically expands its territory, builds magic towers, and plunders wealth, but what does all this have to do with Merlin.

Caster had communicated with the leaders of the Business Alliance about this issue, and even consulted Elizabeth, hoping that they would have any internal information.

Elizabeth told Kerster, "The teacher may know something, but he didn't tell me. So we don't know what Merlin did. ”

"Anyway," Kerst poured the last few beans from the bowl into his mouth, "kill this culprit first, otherwise, the Shang Alliance will not be able to hold on." ”

Feida knew that what Koster said was right, and that the last army of the Shang Alliance was already on the front line. Those reinforcements from the Magic Empire that I saw not long ago, they may not be able to withstand the Shang Alliance.

"Okay, Koster, I'll listen to you. ”

Night gradually fell, and both the red and blue planets fell. The resurgence of magic brings not only suffering, but also the splendor of the city. The magicians made a large number of magic lamps and hung them high in the city: the Red Keep, the Magic Tower, and other tall buildings, all of which were colorful and gorgeous.

This was something the two did not expect. Fortunately, after the middle of the night, as the flow of people on the streets gradually decreased, there was no one else except for a few drunks.

The guards in the square in front of the Red Keep were still there, but the gates of the magic tower were closed, and the magicians had gone to rest.

"Let's go!" Koster changed into a samurai leather armor, wrapped the Heartbreaker Sword in strips of cloth and carried it behind his back, and put on the Bracers of Alice given by the dragons.

Feida on the side, also dressed in smart leather armor, pure black, tied up her braids and coiled on the top of her head, with an elven bow and her elven blade on her back.

The two smeared jumped out of the balcony and moved north against the houses on the side of the street. They lived not far from Victory Square, but the route they planned was to bypass Victory Square and wait for Operation Kaka to begin on the east side of Red Keep.

The location of the Red Fort is in the northern part of the imperial capital, with a large plain behind it. In addition to a small number of sentinels in the upper places, the guards of the Magic Empire also kept a few guards in that direction.

Fortunately, it was already late at night.

Koster and Phaeda soon came to the crater under the Red Fort. This is the foundation of the castle, and there are quite a few shrubs on the rocks, and the two of them hide in the bushes and wait quietly.

As luck would have it, there were a few large dark clouds in the sky, and Kester looked at the faint figures above, the sentries on duty.

Compared with the previous San Jose Palace, the guards here in Red Fort City are now much weaker, and high-level magicians naturally have a way of vigilance. That's why Kerst had to choose this risky method of action.

"It's coming!" said Feida in a low voice, and when he looked closely, he saw that there was a slender black shadow beside the dark clouds, which could not be detected at all if he did not look closely.

The core of the whole plan is to be fast, and while it is dark and can't see clearly, Kaka soars through the sky and goes straight to Red Keep City.

From the very beginning, Khor's plan stated that Kaka would lead him and Feida to the tallest tower of the Red Keep, confirm Merlin's location, and complete the assassination operation.

In fact, no one except Feida knew that the plan was not real. A dragon with two people, this goal will not be small. And the real plan is actually inseparable from Feida.

Growing up in Red Fort City, she wanders around the Red Fort when she has nothing to do. For them, the illegitimate children of the emperor, those court eunuchs, in fact, they don't care about it, just like dislike wild cats and wild dogs.

As a royal palace, the Red Fort City has had many mysterious passages in a hundred years. These secret passages hidden in the underground and city walls are the bad taste of emperors of all generations.

Back then, the kids who loved to explore the castle found no less than dozens. They are lawless, so naturally they will not tell this secret to the palace stewards and court eunuchs who control them.

And one of the dozens of secret passages that was deeply reflected in Feida's mind led straight to the tower area. Its exit was in the well under the Star Tower, and the entrance at the other end was on the inside of the wall where they were now located.

So, in the real plan, Kaka only needs to do one thing: quietly approach the tower area, sense the presence of the super mage Merlin, and then send a signal to the two people who are waiting outside.

What was the signal? Koster didn't even tell Feida, who was waiting anxiously.

And at this moment, the dragon's figure quietly approached the sky above the Red Keep under the cover of night.

"Woo!" Kaka's dragon groan suddenly came from above, and the sound was so loud that Koster felt that the entire Imperial Capital was awakened.

Sure enough, after the Kakaron roared, Kester heard countless shouts coming from inside and outside the Red Keep. "Whoosh" a few magic flowers immediately shot into the sky, completely illuminating the huge figure in the night sky.

Kester understood that the dragon's roar was naturally a signal to himself. Turning his head and instructing Feida, "Get ready, Kaka's side moves, and we'll act immediately." ”

The simple sound is striking, but the "person" who executes is Kaka, so it seems that the movement is much louder.

The magicians on duty in the Red Keep rose into the air in an instant, and the next moment they took off, they regretted it. Kaka is not very old, but it is compared to other adult dragons. In front of these magicians, he is still an out-and-out behemoth, the kind that breathes fire.

Walker's requirements are simple, to attract as many people's attention as possible, and to make as much noise as possible. Kaka faithfully carried out this order, and at the mages who met him, a mouthful of dragon flame erupted.

Those magicians also had a bad fate, and the unexpected attack and the military invincibility of the Magic Empire these days made them feel a lot bigger, and they rushed up without taking protective measures at all.

After the flames, a few handfuls of smoke and dust dissipated into the air, and the guards below were shocked. It wasn't until Kaka gathered his wings and swooped down at a speed that they remembered to look for cover.

"Boom!" Several more dragon flames erupted, burning the crowd below to ashes.

But after all, this is the center of the Magic Empire, and although Kaka caught the other party off guard, the next second, several advanced magicians rushed over.

A few dark spells blasted over, and Kaka narrowly avoided it, turning his head and glaring at the magician who came to meet him.

"No wonder the front line can't find your trace, it turns out that you ran here!" The middle-aged magician in the lead, staring at Kaka viciously, without the slightest fear. It was Elby, the consul of the Magic Empire, the former royal court magician of San Jose Mourning, who was the most powerful magician in the empire after Merlin.

However, Kaka was not afraid of him, and the "boom" was another breath of dragon flame.

And Kaka's master, Kester and Feida didn't have time to worry about him at this time, watching a large number of magicians and soldiers rushing towards Kaka's place, Kest knew that the opportunity had come.

"Action, Feida!" said as he took the lead, throwing a set of grappling hooks onto the wall.

Feida didn't have to be so troublesome, and a few vertical leaps went up. Looking at the lively fights in the distance and the quiet nearby, Feida's eyes lit up.