On the day of the upheaval in Kyoto City, Count Mosick was leading San José's army and chasing the Morro River with the ass of the Desiks.

In the northernmost part of the Kursk Plain, the Desiks built two temporary docks, and a large number of ferries helped transport the Desic soldiers back to the north bank of the Morro River. Emperor Desik and his senior officers had already returned to White Rock first, and General Hans remained in the small town of "Lorraine" by the Morro River, preparing to defend against the counterattack of the San Josens.

Neither the attacking Count Mosik nor the defending General Hans were aware of the coming crisis.

The infiltration of the Rise of Darkness into the military and political figures of various countries strictly enforces their rules, and people like Count Mosicke and General Hans, who have been in the center for a long time and have a heartfelt affection for His Majesty the Emperor, are naturally not their targets.

The Count of Mosik gathered the generals, discussed for a long time, and finally decided to send an army of about 20,000 men to cross the Morro River to pursue the enemy. The rest of the troops were split in two, one remained in Kursk to recuperate, and the other quickly returned to Kyoto City to clean up the pieces. Although Viscount Slim was in the lead, the Desik cavalry in the south was still not to be underestimated.

At the same time, the Desik army in the camp of Red Leaf Town also withdrew at the same time. The war, which lasted for a whole year, ended with the complete withdrawal of the Desikhs from San José territory.

But what no one realized at the time was that the winner of this war was not actually from San Jose.

The rebellion began on the third day after the end of the war, when Mosik was preparing to return to Kyoto with his rested army. The siege of Kyoto Castle had been relieved, and the Imperial Council had rushed to the front, and Viscount Slim had gone in pursuit of the fleeing Desik cavalry.

Count Mosick's hanging heart finally relaxed, and the Grand Magister of Merlin won the bet. The soldiers of the long battle were exhausted, and the Count of Mosicke had to make them take a simple rest. Three days later, Mosik set out with the most elite Guards in full gear. This was also the time when the rebellion took place.

The large camp in front of Lausanne, the capital of Kursk, is the main camp of the San Jose Army, and the soldiers of the Guards are basically resting in Lausanne, while the garrisons and northern border guards do not have the whole treatment.

The day before, Count Mosicke had been in the city to receive condolences from the local nobles, and after a good meal of wine and food, Count Mosicke held his forehead with a headache in the morning. No way, since the war, I haven't been so relaxed for a long time.

The soldiers of the Guards had already been regrouped and lined up to leave the city, where they were to hand over their baggage at the camp and return directly to Kyoto. The Count of Mosick, on horseback and accompanied by General Montgomery, lined up to watch the soldiers.

The faces of many of the familiar Guards soldiers had disappeared compared to when they came. After a year of war, many people lost their lives. And many more young men were added to the ranks of the Guards. The children of the nobility of San Jose are still very loyal to the country.

It was then that General Montgomery, who had been the deputy who had fought alongside Count Mosicke for an entire year, the man who had always been the rock of San Jose's command, suddenly pulled a dagger out of his belly.

The dagger was a steel dagger carefully crafted by San Jose, and the cold light flashed, and no one noticed the glimmer of this dazzling flash, and in front of him, there was Count Mosick, who was not armor-piercing.

"Poof", like slicing tofu, the dagger slashed through the opponent's skin without hindrance, and General Montgomery seemed to feel the blood rushing to his face.

Rebellion.

In the far southwest of the continent, the Shang Alliance, which was the first to receive the slaughter of the war, is now the most peaceful place on the continent. It's small, but it's full of life.

The city of Mister, the Duchy of Tra.

After receiving Lolita, Kerst got first-hand information about San Jose. However, since Lolita herself has been in the Blood Moon Province for a long time, the news has also been heard from Mage Set.

Kester immediately made a decision and sent Green and Robertson to lead two scout companies to San Jose to investigate the news.

"Don't fight, gather as much information as you can, and save yourself!" was what Koster told all the scouts before leaving. The rest of the personnel of the New Sixth Army were all stationed at the Tra border to closely monitor the situation on the border.

Then, with Lolita and her guards, Fida, Rika and Little Dragon Kaka, under the protection of a battalion of guards, they galloped back to the city of Mister. And before him, Flamingo had already sent the news back first.

The site of the Mistro Military Council is a small courtyard, which was originally the residence of the elder brother of the Grand Duke of Tra. His brother died a few years ago, and the mansion was vacant. After Lucius and the others came to Mister City to set up a new headquarters of the Merchant Alliance, Duke Tra dedicated the mansion.

Indeed, the territory of the Merchant Alliance has been reduced by half, so everything in the Merchant Alliance can only be simplified.

The conference room was quite dreary.

Among them, the supreme leaders of the Business Alliance, Lucius, Little Mu, Duke Terra, Queen Gualman, General Calvin, General Pierre, etc., were all present. Princess Lolita is in the center, telling everything she knows about what happened in San Jose.

The silence of the venue could be heard even with the sound of needles dropping, and the heavy wheezing of everyone. The news that Lolita brought back was so shocking that everyone couldn't accept it at all.

Prior to this, after more than a year of hard work, everyone had restored the production and economy within the business alliance, and the wounds caused by the war were slowly recovering. San Jose withstood Desik's ferocious assault in the war, and everyone could see that as the war progressed, San Jose, with its larger population and richer resources, would win sooner or later.

As allies, the merchant alliance countries in the corner of the mainland only need to concentrate on development, and after the San Josens are victorious, they will naturally have the opportunity to counterattack.

However, this wish was dashed.

"Let's talk about it, what now?" Lucius saw that everyone was silent, and had to be the first to speak.

After reporting the situation, Lolita sat back in the crowd of Kaman. Xiao Mu squeezed her eyes at her, the two hadn't seen each other for more than a year, and they were busy with meetings at this time.

Monica "snapped" and quietly slapped Xiao Mu's head, signaling him to listen carefully.

"Don't speak, then I'll talk about it first," Lucius continued, "Regardless of the situation in San Jose, from the perspective of our business alliance, we only have two tasks, to save ourselves and wait for the opportunity to recover the territory. ”

King Lucius's words were brief, but everyone understood that he was right. In this room, like the Duke of Carman, the Grand Duke of Tra, and even the Duke of Mosat, whose territory is at least intact. Lucius, the heir to the king of Manning and Carlin, who was not present, had only a small part of their land still in the hands of the front-line army, and countless citizens were struggling at the hands of the Desik troops.

"King Lucius!" Koster couldn't help but stand up.

"Please, General Koster!" After becoming the commander of the New Sixth Army, Koster was already an official general of the Shang Alliance, and the collar of his military uniform had already been replaced with a golden jasmine collar badge.

"Now we have to figure out just how big the Dark Rising really is. If the army of San Jose is so heavily infiltrated, what about the army of Desik, what about the army of Desik, and even the new army of our merchant alliance? With all due respect, King Lucius, none of us can trust it now!"

Kester's words are by no means alarmist, judging from the news brought by Princess Lolita, the purpose of Rise of Darkness is not just to take San Jose, but to restore the rule of the Magic Empire across the continent. Such a goal makes everyone fearful.

"If we don't find out clearly, who knows if what happened in Kyoto City will happen again in our business alliance. ”

Lucius thought for a moment, then turned his head and instructed the herald, "Go and ask the chief elder of the Adventurer's Guild (Note 1), now, immediately, immediately!"

Along with the Chief Elder, there was also the latest news from the Adventurer's Guild. When the headquarters of the Business Alliance gained a firm foothold in the Three Southern Kingdoms, the Adventurers' Guild gradually regained its strength, and relying on countless adventurers, this once the largest organization of the Business Alliance began to play a role. And the most important of these functions is the collection of intelligence.

"The main army of San Jose, there was a rebellion in the province of Kursk. More than half of the disobedient army was slaughtered, and blood stained the waters of the Morro River. San Jose's military leader, War Chancellor Count Mosick, was assassinated. "Princess Lolita is right, San Jose is finished.

Because of the war, San Jose sent a large number of reserve troops from all over the south to the Kursk front. The collapse of this power, and the rise of darkness in Kyoto City, could easily gain control of San Jose. The situation has become even more dire.

"How much strength is there in San Jose?" asked King Lucius.

"Judging from the information gathered by our Adventurers' Guild, the main army in San Jose has either been bought or routed. Now, with the exception of a small number of local garrisons that may still be holding out, the only complete army is Viscount Slim's Guards cavalry, the Royal Navy, and the Southern Front Corps, which is monitoring the troops fleeing into the province of Odanlo in the south. The Adventurer's Guild Elder explained.

"No, Viscount Slim and his Guards cavalry, don't count on it. At this time, the Adventurer Guild Elder suddenly received a new piece of information, he hurriedly skimmed through it, and said with a sense of frustration. "The information I just got that the Desik cavalry is also the one who has risen from darkness, and Viscount Slim and his Guards cavalry are gone. ”

"The Desiks are also the ones of the Dark Rising?" Lucius stood up in anger, but a few minutes ago, the possibility was immediately confirmed by the news from the Adventurer's Guild.

"The Darkness Rises, the plan is very big!" Lucius couldn't help but shake his head after receiving the Chief Elder's affirmative gesture.

The Shang Alliance is now once again standing at the crossroads of history, whether it is fighting all the way or gradually falling, you know, their greatest help to the San Jose Empire, no longer exists.

Note 1: During the Battle of Manning, the Chief Elder of the Adventurer's Guild has died. The current Merchant Alliance's Adventurer's Guild was later rebuilt.