During the journey to Meridian City, Lu Xiao asked a lot of information from past business travelers.

This includes the distribution of power within Osselland, as well as the political views of each power.

The name Delva attracted Lu Xiao's attention.

He is the most well-known radical in Oseland, and has repeatedly taken the initiative to stir up friction with the Kingdom of Calga on the border.

It is said that Delva was once a comrade-in-arms with Elsa, and together they led the soldiers of Osselan against the invasion of the Mad King Geelong.

During the war against Geelong, Elsa unexpectedly met Javid, and the two hit it off with similar positions.

Elsa decides to help Javid and stage a military coup from within the Kingdom of Calga, removing the Mad King Geelong from his throne at minimal cost.

She succeeds, but Elsa's move to cooperate with the Calgars angers her one-time comrade-in-arms Delva.

Derva's wife and son were captured by the Mad King Geelong, and in order to punish those who dared to resist him, Geelong threw Delva's wife and children into the arena of Sunset Castle, where they were tore to shreds by the captured automatons.

Delva, who fell into madness in his grief, vowed to destroy the entire kingdom of Calga, and Elsa's betrayal made him angry, and he was determined to get rid of the traitor.

Lu Xiao told Alende that the news was half true and half false, and he did hear rumors that Delva was about to move again on the way, but the rest was Lu Xiao's conclusion through analysis and speculation.

Although I am not 100% sure, the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

From another perspective, it is indeed possible for Delva to work with Shadow Karga, and the odds are not low.

Elend's anxious and panicked expression made Lu Xiao realize that something was wrong: "Elend, where is Elsa now?" ”

Ellend's six gods paced in place: "Yesterday she suddenly received a contact from Delva, the guy said that he intends to surrender to Calga, on the condition that Elsa personally go to the designated place to negotiate. ”

'Oh? ’

Lu Xiao raised his eyebrows: "Elend, you'd better apply to the Sun King immediately and lead reinforcements to support Elsa, in case the time drags on for too long......"

"I'll go!"

Young Alender still has a somewhat frizzy personality and will do whatever comes to mind.

"Wait!"

Lu Xiao grabbed Alende, who was about to turn around and leave: "Tell me where Oulin's mansion is first." ”

"I'm not available!"

Allend turned his head to look at the soldier who had sent the news to Lu Xiaotong before: "You! Take this ...... Excuse me, what's your name? ”

"Lu Xiao."

"Yes, yes, take Lu Xiao to Oulin's house, I have something urgent to rush back to the palace!"

The guard slammed his spear on the ground and saluted, "Yes." ”

……

Orin's mansion in Meridian City is a small two-story villa, and the wealth at his disposal can be seen from this property.

Bidding farewell to the guards who led the way, Lu Xiao pretended to put his hand on the door lock and made the action of opening the door with the key, but in fact he secretly broke the door lock.

"Crunch~"

Pushing open the door of the villa, Lu Xiao calmly entered the house, closed the door again with his backhand, and temporarily sealed the door with the rune of Lune to prevent anyone from breaking in.

According to the information provided by Elend, Orin left in a hurry a few days ago, intending to go to a site in the west to dig up ancient artifacts.

His wife and children were taken away, and Ou Lin himself left the city, so Lu Xiao simply used this beautifully decorated villa as his temporary foothold in Meridian City.

Lu Xiao speculated that Allend should come to him again after meeting the Sun King Yavid.

During this time, Lu Xiao looked through the books in Orin's house at the request of Consus, and regarded it as passing the time.

Orin's work is similar to that of an archaeologist, and his collection is mostly history, written in English.

Through these collections, Lu Xiao has a certain understanding of the history of the establishment and development of the Kingdom of Calga.

The Kingdom of Calgah was founded more than 500 years ago by the name of the first king, who was named Aramun.

It is said that Aramon gained a great deal of knowledge of the old times from an ancient ruin, including the long-lost written language, English.

Gaia's subroutine Apollo offline has made the new human race have to develop from scratch from obscurity, and Aramun, who has regained the written word, can be said to be the inspirer of the new era.

By learning the written language of the old humans, excavating a large number of ancient ruins, and acquiring a large amount of unformed and incomplete knowledge, the Calga Kingdom entered a period of rapid development.

The second generation of the Sun King, Amaved, discovered the crop of corn, which laid the foundation for the agricultural civilization of the Sun Kingdom.

When the fourth king, Jurdhan, came to power, he ordered that part of the knowledge that had been held by the royal family be opened up to the public.

At the same time, Jurdan's trade demands were made to other ethnic groups, and through trade and commerce, he spread knowledge such as writing to the whole world, which opened the prelude to the Renaissance of the new era.

Subsequent generations of Sun Kings were not content to be relentless, and continued to expand the territory of the Kingdom of Calga with the pioneering spirit inherited from their ancestors.

After expanding its territory to the borders of the Nora and Banuks, the Kingdom of Calga built the Tower of Sunset and the Tower of Asahi as border posts, respectively, and the strip along the two towers later became the official territorial demarcation line.

The 13th Sun King Geelong was also quite virtuous in the early part of his reign, but with the sudden outbreak of mechanical frenzy, the aggressiveness of the world's automatons increased dramatically, and Geelong also fell into madness for unknown reasons during this period.

"Knock knock!"

Lu Xiao, who was concentrating on reading, didn't pay attention to the time, and the heavy knocking sound from outside the door woke him up from his state of concentration.

"Lu Xiao! It's me, Elend! ”

'Huh~'

As expected, the development made Lu Xiao shake her head and smile.

Leaving Consus on the second floor to continue reading the history books, Lu Xiao unlocked the seal on the door and let Alender in from the outside.

Alend, who had been dressed in civilian clothes, was now fully armed and was obviously ready to go on the march.

"Lu Xiao, the Sun King wants to summon you."

Alender pointed to the royal guards behind him: "Follow them to the palace, I will immediately set off to rescue Elsa!" ”

Lu Xiao nodded calmly: "I know, Allend, be careful all the way, O'Celland's technical strength...... You don't need to be reminded by an outsider like me, right? ”

O'Thera's cultural, economic, and military strength is not as good as that of the Kingdom of Calga, but they do have their own strengths.

O'Celland's craftsmen are world-renowned, and for many years they have been actively researching weapons taken from automatons to create mass-produced firearms with similar effects.

The repeating fire bolts used by the Eclipse Cult before were made by the Oselangs, and Lu Xiao suspected that Shadow Calga and Delva should have been secretly colluding for a long time.

Bidding farewell to Alende, who left in a hurry, Lu Xiao followed behind several royal guards, lined up a lively crowd all the way, and came to the door of an open-air hall.

An old gentleman who was well-dressed and had a gentle and elegant temperament stood in front of the gate, and when he saw Lu Xiao who was escorted over, he waved his hand to signal the guards to disperse.

"Mr. Lu Xiao, I am Mallard, the Sun King's chief assistant officer."

'Chief Counsellor Officer...... It should be equivalent to the prime minister, right? ’

When Lu Xiao returned the salute to Mallard, some speculations flashed through his mind.

"Please follow me."

Malade smiled and stretched out his hand to Lu Xiao to signal: "The 14th Sun King Yavid is waiting for your arrival. ”