30 Sea Lion Castle

In the early morning of June 10, 1806, the Spreite Empire's counterinsurgents entered the city of Wall without blood, and surrounded the monastery very smoothly, except for sporadic resistance, most of the rebels surrendered voluntarily. And it was the Green Dragon mercenaries who led the Imperial army to besiege the monastery by coercing the rebel officers to open the city gates.

Seeing the Green Dragon mercenaries, Captain Fein ordered the sailors to open the monastery gates for the Imperial army to enter. The mercenaries were very happy to see that Milo, Irene, Parrett and the others were all right. When he learns that Sevia is dead, he shows no regret and comforts Milo not to ask too much.

"What about Ms. Dupont?" The mercenaries didn't see Kolan.

"Koran is on the third floor, and Sevia's body is there."

After saluting and thanking, the mercenaries went straight upstairs, and at this time, a large number of Imperial soldiers also entered the monastery to help clean up the battlefield and treat the wounded rebels and sailors, and two officers asked them about the previous night.

An officer approached Erin and asked a few questions, she responded one by one, answered truthfully, and pointed out the location of the secret passage to the officer, the officer was not curious about the secret passage, it seems that they should know some inside information. Milo said he was tired and did not take the questioning, deliberately avoiding the officers and soldiers, who were still wanted after all.

"Great! He's fine! Erin ran over to Milo and shouted excitedly.

"Who? Pete? Milo speculated.

"Yes, they (the officer) said that my brother had been running in the town and had not come back."

"Okay, I'm worried about him for so long, and as a result, he's been giving himself a vacation in Fengxing Town." Milo quipped, then looked around, only to realize something that he hadn't noticed since just now: these Spallow Imperial soldiers were very different from what he remembered!

Those tin cans-like chain mail, plate armor, and scarf...... They disappeared one by one, and were replaced by soldiers uniforms of tweed cloth, new saucer-shaped steel helmets (only covering the top of the head, no longer protecting the face), and long boots suitable for various terrain operations on their feet. Each soldier carries a "square backpack" behind him, which should be a variety of materials and ammunition, presumably how to use the space is a uniform requirement, with a rolled-up blanket tied to the top of the backpack, and water bottles, ropes, tools, etc. hung on the side. The soldier's equipment has also undergone subversive changes, swords, bows and crossbows and other weapons have been replaced with muskets, and it is the kind of new bolt-action rifle produced by the "underground factory" that even Irene wants, and the bayonet has become the most important melee weapon, but the rate of fire and reload rate of bolt-action rifles have greatly reduced the utilization rate of bayonets.

This highly uniform standard equipment was unimaginable for Milo, who still brought his own weapons and bags when he led his squad on the march a few years ago. Behind the tremendous changes, on the one hand, those "underground factories" are constantly producing and improving advanced weapons day and night, and on the other hand, the highly specialized progress brought about by the army's excellent development concept, these reforms and developments have enabled the army of the Splitter Empire to complete a qualitative leap in a very short period of time!

In a word: the changes in the Spreet Imperial Army are era-spanning, even transcendent.

Milo couldn't help but sigh in his heart how great the change was, and regretted that he was indeed behind the times. Although Erin and the others on the side also noticed the changes in the Imperial Army, none of them had served in the army and could not empathize with them like Milo. Parrett came over at this time and reminded Milo: "Brother, quickly find a place to hide first, and then come out after the pardon is confirmed." He was right, and Milo nodded, intending to slip out at the right time.

The group agreed to rendezvous on the Union at the port, and anyway, the captain and sailors were going back, and Parrett would go and inform the Kiran and the Green Dragon mercenaries who were still upstairs. Erin decides to continue her negotiations with the officer, and she will explain Milo's involvement in the counterinsurgency and the killing of Sevia. After saying goodbye to Erin briefly, Milo planned to leave the monastery and go straight to the port, but there were many barricades and debris piled up at the gate of the outer wall of the monastery to make it impossible to pass, and the Imperial army was cleaning up, so Milo had to walk around the courtyard inside the wall to pass the time.

"Hey! Milo Entekoman! I'm here! Not far away, a voice shouted, causing Milo to hurry to find the source of the sound, and look back to see if the Imperial troops not far away had heard it—but they didn't react at all.

Milo soon found out who called him again, and everyone must have guessed that it was the imperial agent who led Milo through the secret passage before! He was now sitting next to the haystack in the yard, massaging his legs repeatedly with both hands, apparently injured.

"Why are you still sitting here? Hurt? Why don't you call for help? Milo asked with concern, but he cautiously looked around to see if there were any Imperial soldiers around him, in case he was exposed.

"Alas—" The spy sighed self-deprecatingly, and said with a wry smile: "I didn't grasp the landing point well, and my leg touched the ground first, as if it was broken." I don't think there's any need for me to play there, so I didn't call people, and when they were done, they would naturally come over and take care of me. ”

"It seems that you jumped off without faith." Milo sarcastically said, "I'll help you call someone, and you have to be treated quickly if you fall so high." ”

"Thank you...... Huh? Wait a minute, my legs seem to be conscious, come on, you pull me up! The agent pleaded. Mello stretched out his hand, but the agent didn't move. "Pull both hands together, Milo Entekman!" The agent jokingly urged, and Milo, afraid that he would cause trouble by shouting his name, reached over with both hands and was about to exert himself—

"Click!" With the crisp sound of metal striking, Milo's wrists suddenly sank, and then there was a cold touch - a pair of shackles locked Milo's hands! The sudden change made Milo unable to react, but the moment he saw the shackles, he still realized that he had been tricked! The spy got up on his own, patted off the dirt and hay on his body, and the smile on his face turned into seriousness and coldness, and he said word by word:

"Milo Entekman, I inform you in the name of the Splett Empire and His Majesty the Emperor: you are now arrested in accordance with the law for treason!"

Then, the agent shouted in the direction of the monastery gate, beckoned several Imperial soldiers, and showed them the name of the card proving his identity, and the soldiers immediately stood up and saluted - the reaction of the soldiers showed that he was not small, but there was more than one agent. "He's the wanted Milo Enteman, his identity has been confirmed, and you brought him to 'Sea Lion Castle' with me." The soldiers immediately obeyed the order, unloaded Milo's weapons, and escorted him out.

"It's fine that your leg is fine." Milo said coldly.

"Thank you for your concern, but you can't win my sympathy, treason is treason." The spies also fought back mercilessly.

As they passed the outer gates of the abbey, Mello saw Parrett, Erin, Captain Finn, and the sailors still doing their own business in the abbey, and no one noticed him—which was what Melo wanted.

The agent understood Milo's thoughts, "Your business has nothing to do with them, let's go." Relieved, Milo left the monastery and was taken to the "Sea Lion Fort", a prison on the outskirts of Wall (which was not affected by the rebellion), where he was kept in a felon's cell.

"Good pay." Milo quipped to the agent escorting him.

"You're going to love it...... Oh, I know you're thinking about the 'help in counterinsurgency and you can get a pardon', which requires His Majesty the Emperor to pardon you personally, and it will take about half a month to report back and forth. Until then, you might as well stay here for a while. After saying that, the spy and the warden explained a few words and left.

Mello sat on the straw bunk of her cell, checking what else was on her body, only to find that her notepad had not been searched. He stroked the stag pattern on the cover, praying inwardly that Erin and the others would be safe. Then he found a sturdy stem of hay, and since there was no ink, he could only prick his finger and write a line in red on a notebook of blood:

"On June 10, 1806 in the imperial calendar, I moved into the 'Sea Lion Castle'."

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The Solv rebellion led by Sevia was over, but it still took some time for the Spellet Empire to clear the effects of the rebellion, and the news of Sevia's death reinforced, and the lords who were watching from the sidelines were determined to remain loyal to the Emperor, even if many in the Imperial army were still dissatisfied with the Empire's diplomatic strategy, it would not make much of a wave.

Thanks to carrier pigeons from the Abbey of Wall, the Praetorian Guard were able to uncover at least three plots to assassinate the Emperor, and those on the list were either arrested or committed suicide in fear, and Sevia's last madness and struggle were in vain.

The city of Wall and the port were quickly back in operation, with few fires causing little damage or even casualties, and the steamships with destroyed rudder discs were able to set sail as usual after replacing spare parts, and it can be said that the damage to the entire port was minimal. Order was soon restored to the city, and since the largest fighting took place inside the monastery, the bloodshed and panic did not spread, and life was normal for the inhabitants of the city.

Of course, the officers of the Imperial Army of Split understood who was the main force of the counterinsurgency, so they actively contacted Erin, Parrett, Koran and others, and escorted the British sailors who participated in the counterinsurgency operation to the border between the two countries and rewarded them.

While the various departments of the Splitter Empire were busy dealing with these matters, an unconfirmed piece of news spread throughout the Empire: the wanted criminal Milo Entekoman, who had been absconding for more than three years, had successfully killed the mastermind of the rebellion, Sevia, but was later arrested by the Imperial Army.

……

The white space, the white furniture, the white utensils, the window is so dark that you can only see the stars......

The strange and unfamiliar name came from behind "Mike ......" again, and when he turned around, Sevia stabbed him with a dagger again......

It's that dream again...... This is the third time it has appeared......

The sun shone obliquely on Milo's sleepy eyes, and a new day had arrived. Melo got up and carved a line of stone into the wall, with five vertical lines neatly towering over the wall - it was June 14th, the fifth day he had arrived at the Sea Lion Castle. When was the last time it was so quiet for so many days in a row? Melok didn't think about such superficial questions, he rarely had enough free time, he sorted out a series of things related to himself caused by the "curse of the stars" in the past few years: Domi's prophecy about himself, various versions of the legend about the curse, the love-hate relationship between Wind Chimes and Lilith, the black building and four murals in the desert, the magical dream in the Green Dragon Castle, the school experience told by the "dragon" Umi Liu, the fate and fate of the people involved, Sevia's rebellion and his mysterious powers, The "purple comet" and "earth" that have been mentioned many times, and now there is a mysterious dream that recurs...... Some of these things have been settled, some are still confusing, and the truth of the "curse of the stars" is still wrapped in a veil of mystery......

"Maybe Lan can find some clues." Hope for the people outside, after all, she is in prison and still worrying about this, Milo feels that she is a little obsessed with stupid and ridiculous, but she still can't help but think about these things again and again. Mello stood up and peered into the surrounding cells—there wasn't a single prisoner, he was the only one in the feelon section, standing alone, and he didn't even have anyone to talk to except the jailers who had come to deliver food.

"It's really good." He looked at his cell, and there were rats, fleas, lice, not to mention the smell of blood from his wounds, and the fluttering flies...... If it is an ordinary person, it is estimated that it is unbearable, but for the experience of the "undead of Tum City" who endured humiliation and stole life, it can even be said that these are just itching like a breeze.

"I don't know what happened to Erin." The people outside are also what Milo has been worried about, and I don't know if the news of being locked up here has reached their ears......

"Hey! New here, someone came to see you! The jailer shouted and walked into the felony quarter, where there was only one person, so he had to come to visit him, "Fellons can only visit through the iron fence, that's the rule!" The last two sentences were addressed to the visitor, and Melo wondered who had gotten the news to visit her, and soon the man appeared—

"Hey! Brother," Parrett greeted Melo cheerfully, "you're comfortable here!" Hahaha......"