Politics is never the same. An empire may be able to resist an attack by an external enemy for a long time, but internal erosion and disintegration are often instantaneous. While the Shang Alliance and De Sick were each busy with their own affairs, San Jose, where the unrest first started, was also experiencing great turmoil, and then, gradually calming down.

The lair of the Dark Rise has always been near Kyoto City, and in addition to some court magicians, many of the high-level magicians of the organization belong to major local noble families. They may not be much compared to the big names of Kyoto Castle, but in their respective counties, the energy of these families is still not small. The Rise of Darkness has been preparing for many years, and they have done a lot of infiltration work in the military and political circles.

Of course, these are certainly not enough. In the early days of the Kyoto Castle Rebellion, the civilian rebellion in Kyoto Castle was forcibly suppressed by the Western Frontier Guards brought by General Wendell. The border guards slaughtered the only guards and student soldiers in the city, especially those student soldiers, many of whom were children of major aristocratic families. All of a sudden, riots broke out in Kyoto City.

However, Dark Rising is an organization of mages, and the terrifying mages have forced all civilians to succumb to their threats after the initial chaos. In Kyoto City, the dark mage summoned four huge elemental monsters, one each of the wind, fire, water, and earth. Each elemental monster is 50 grams tall, with a hideous face, and the slightest abnormal elemental monster will attack. Whether it is a beam of water or a ball of fire emitted from the bodies of these elemental monsters, it is not something that ordinary people can resist.

Under the joint suppression of the magicians and the army, the castle of Kyoto experienced more than seven days of turmoil, and then gradually recovered to calm down. Although most people dared not speak out, the turmoil was finally over.

In this turmoil, too much blood has been shed.

The first was Lineker and his defenders of Kyoto Castle. In the Great Library, Merlin finally did not let go of this staunch supporter of the royal family, and Lineker and his Guards all died in the rebellion, and the corpses of the Guards were used by the dark mages to use space magic, and it is not known where the teleportation went. Most only know that overnight, those white-helmeted and white-armored guards disappeared from Kyoto Castle and were replaced by border guards wearing leather armor.

Magicians have also sprung up. In the past, there were only court magicians in white robes, and most of them were active in the Red Keep and the Great Library. But now, in the streets of Kyoto City, many people have begun to wear the black robes of magicians, and meeting them is a set of court etiquette to show their identity as magicians.

Many of the nobles who opposed the rise of darkness were dragged out of their homes and confined to the barracks of the former Guard.

"What about these opponents, you can't kill them all!" Ever since the coup d'état, Archmage Merlin has always liked to lock himself up in the tallest tower of the stars in Red Keep. During the war, Merlin and the Emperor of Benin met here, and Merlin saw for the first time from the Emperor of Benin the paper of the Covenant of the royal family and the court magician of San José, which he now has in his hand.

"A covenant is a covenant, a thousand years old, and what worked then may not apply now. Benin, you have realized that court magicians are unreliable, but you still wish to rely on such a piece of paper, even if it is enduring by magic. ”

However, Merlin also had a headache, and the reception of the southern counties of San Jose was not going well. According to the plan of Dark Rising, the coup d'état would only be carried out after everything was ready. But the course of the war between De Sick and San Jose changed again and again, and it did not go exactly as originally planned. Merlin and the other high-ranking members of Dark Rising also had to adjust their plans according to the situation.

Although the seizure of power in Kyoto Castle went quite smoothly, there was still some resistance in the southern prefectures. General Manstein and his tens of thousands of cavalry were the "knives" that Merlin first used. Many of these wolf riders and rangers have long been bought by the Dark Rising, and the soldiers at the bottom are not willing to continue the war for the Desik royal family. Therefore, these people are either coerced, or enticed, or they are originally prepared for the rise of darkness.

To the south of San Jose, many of the main forces of the provincial garrisons had been transferred to the Kursk battlefield in the north, and the private troops and the remnants of the garrisons remaining in the counties and provinces were no match for the Desik cavalry. Of course, many county and provincial officers and local officials were originally well communicated and contacted in advance by the Rise of Darkness. Once Dark Rising is in Kyoto City, the periphery of these organizations will begin to respond.

The so-called unsmooth start mainly from Nanhai County.

The Rise of Darkness has secretly mastered many powers through bribery, inducement, coercion, etc. But for the most part of the local officials, they were loyal to the San Jose royal family. After the coup d'état, the royal family of San Jose was almost wiped out, and these local officials were blinded from the beginning. When they came to their senses, they found that they had no allegiance.

This is also the cleverness of Merlin's plan, shooting people first and horses first, capturing thieves and capturing kings first, defeating the royal family of San Jose, and the local people immediately have no direction. Therefore, when the Desik cavalry and the people of the Dark Rising were swept away, officials from all over the country surrendered, and the golden book flag was thrown to the ground, and the great San Jose Empire disappeared in a short period of time.

Except, the rice port of Namhae County.

Yonport City is the seat of the Royal Navy in San Jose, and the sailors here wear the glory of royalty all their lives. During the fighting in the south, the San Jose navy, which had suffered heavy losses, selected a large number of reserve soldiers from the garrisons of the eastern counties and provinces to replenish the ranks. Admiral Wellington, who had fled back to Kyoto Castle, also returned to his post as commander of the navy. In the final decisive battle of Patong Beach, the Royal Navy broke through the encirclement of the Desik naval warship and sent the Guards cavalry to Patong Beach, making a great contribution to the final victory of San Jose.

After the war in the South, General Wellington and his Royal Navy men remained in Yonport City, and in the North, where they were not needed for the time being, mainly on land. Although Dark Rising also did not mean to let go of the Royal Navy, under various coincidences, Wellington escaped the purge of Dark Rising, and that coincidence was the young soldier he saved on the battlefield, Bingxia.

Bingxia is a natural magic awakener, and under the attack of the spirit storm, he discovers his ability and returns to Kyoto City with General Wellington to report the news. Later, naturally, he and General Wellington returned to the Royal Navy team in Yneport. Because of the closeness of the natural magic awakeners, General Wellington has always brought Bingxia with him. It was he who, by chance, discovered the plan of the Rise of Darkness to assassinate General Wellington.

At that time, General Wellington organized his own soldiers to fight back against the Dark Rising Assassins, including several of his own lieutenants. The people bought by Dark Rising are mainly close to the target and promised future status, and General Wellington is no exception. Later, Admiral Wellington and his Royal Navy drove the Rising Forces of Darkness out of Minethil Harbour, keeping the naval port firmly under their control. At the same time, Wellington, who did not know why, also sent scouts to various parts of San Jose to inquire about the news.

The news brought back by the scout was like an earthquake, and Wellington was so shocked that he didn't wake up for a long time. "The court magicians staged a coup d'état, the Archmage Merlin killed His Majesty the Emperor, the Dark Rising people lurked among the court magicians, and the Deciks also worked for the Dark Rising...... a series of news was like a combination of punches, and Wellington was dazzled. He couldn't understand what was wrong with the rebellious nobles.

What a great country San Jose is, and what a noble group of San Jose's aristocracy. Why, why are they controlled by the Rise of Darkness, it doesn't make sense.

Wellington doesn't understand, but he's not stupid. His own control of Yoneharn's expulsion of the Dark Mage will soon be detected by Merlin and the Rise of Darkness. Therefore, he immediately demanded that all the Royal Navy soldiers prepare themselves for battle, and if this is not possible, they should retreat to the sea to find a way out.

Fortunately, before the darkness of rising rage arrived, a man he didn't expect appeared in Yoneport. Former court magician and high-level mage - Setty. The first appearance of Setie made Wellington nervous for a long time, and the two fought for it. It took Setie to convince Wellington that he was not a Dark Rising person, and that Dark Rising had not succeeded in buying him.

Wellington, who had heard first-hand information about Kyoto City and how she had escaped the Dark Rising Magician's pursuit, finally believed her. Moreover, Master Setty also brought another most important news, which is probably what many local nobles of San Jose and those armies who have not yet surrendered to the army want to hear: there are still people in the royal family of San Jose who have survived, Princess Lolita, the daughter of the Emperor of Benin, who has successfully escaped the clutches of the Dark Rising and is now taking refuge in the Duchy of Tra.

Princess Lolita called on all of San Jose's nobles and troops who are still loyal to the royal family, and if they persist, she will send someone to contact them, and they must not give in to the Rise of Darkness and Merlin.

A symbol, a faith, an object to whom allegiance can be owed. When Wellington first heard the news, 10,000 thoughts swirled through his mind, and he finally understood why he was so excited. "Mage Setty, I'll send someone to the Shangmeng to contact the princess. Rest assured, the 20,000 Royal Navy will definitely be the royal in front of their name, the Royal Navy, is and will be, a supporter of the San Jose royal family. ”

So in the dim second half of the first three years, the shadow of the rise of darkness shrouded the entire continent, and the earliest, in the southernmost port of the continent, the golden book flag of San Jose fluttered again. Following in their footsteps, in the southern part of San Jose, in many small towns, towns, and even villages beyond the reach of the Dark Rise, the Golden Book Banner was re-raised by people loyal to the royal family of San Jose.

San Jose royalty, still there.