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The streets of the lower town were chaotic and devoid of any festive atmosphere. Although the sudden earthquake only lasted for a few moments, it did not really cause much damage to the northern regions. But people who had just experienced the catastrophe not so long ago were still running around in panic, shouting loudly to vent their fears.

Facing the slightly dim rising sun, which was obscured by the gray mist, Ian ignored the crowd around him who were noisy and panicked due to the earthquake, reached into the inner pocket of his trench coat, took out the diamond-shaped crystal, which was crucial to the Northern Regions, and played with it with a complicated expression.

Just moments ago, he was "sent" out of the Grand Duke's Mansion by Grand Duke Lanceveen with a smile on his face and politely under the ambiguous smile of the Bard Captain and the whispers of the servants in the Grand Duke's mansion.

Although he himself has always been extremely unpleasant to Khan Parkes, in the end, Ian chose to accept this arrangement with great understanding.

Because he knew that in any world, any father would go crazy when he saw his daughter in her pajamas being held in the arms of a man, and still being carried out of that man's room.

This is still the case for ordinary fathers, let alone His Excellency the Archduke Lancevine, whose daughter's accusation is extremely serious.

He was able to resist the urge to strangle himself to death and send himself out "safely and intact", which in Ian's mind should be about the limit of the Grand Duke's Excellency.

It's just that Ian will never care too much about the mood of the Grand Duke. Before leaving the Grand Duke's Mansion, he spent at least half of his time secretly observing Fei'er's eyes, trying to know what kind of emotions were revealed inside.

Then, he was surprised to find that this time Fei'er was unprecedentedly lifeless!

After leaving his arms, she stood silently the whole time, her big black eyes hollow, showing neither the slightest annoyance nor a hint of shyness.

This made Ian breathe a sigh of relief, and at the same time, he couldn't help but feel a little lost in his heart.

This is the second time since he learned how to interpret Fei'er's eyes, he doesn't know what the other party is thinking. It was so bad for him that he forgot about it at that moment.

It wasn't until I walked out of the Grand Duke's Mansion and walked around in a daze that I remembered that the key entrusted to him by the Grand Duke had a huge problem, and that this earthquake seemed to be extraordinary.

Ian has to admit that he has become a conspirator through and through since the Lilith incident.

He really didn't want to believe the nonsense that Khan Parks had said when he handed him the key. Although the other party taught him extremely seriously in the use of the Prismatic Cannon, Ian's intuition always told him that the Grand Duke must have reservations in this matter, and he still avoided some extremely important factors. Otherwise, how could he say with such certainty that he would do what he was expected to do?

As for the issue of earthquakes, it is even more bizarre.

It may be impossible to find out earlier, but since the establishment of Noah's empire and the recapture of the Northern Regions, there has never been a so-called earthquake in this area. For the people of the Northern Regions, their knowledge of earthquakes throughout their lives is only hearsay or books.

But now, an earthquake suddenly appeared without warning, which had to make Ian feel uneasy, and he deeply felt that this year, the Northern Regions would also be in trouble.

"It looks like all the bad things are crashing together......."

With a wry smile, Ian grabbed the crystal in his hand, put it back in the inner pocket of his trench coat, carefully patted it twice, and after confirming that it was placed correctly, he set out on his way home.

......

"It's awake?"

In the dimly lit room, the mysterious man sitting on a bench gently shook the glass of red wine in his hand, and watched the liquid in the glass spin out a swirling ripple.

"Yes, my esteemed master. Col bowed down and replied respectfully.

"Have you run out of medicine?"

"It has been all put into it, and it is basically under control for the time being, and judging from the current degree of activation of the natural disaster, there should be no problem in supporting it until July. ”

"Then the passage must have been sealed, right?"

"This ......," Colby hesitated slightly.

"No?"

"With the exception of the passage in the lab area outside the circle, and the passage you commanded not to be moved, the other passages have been blocked. ”

"Why did you leave the passage of the laboratory outside the circle behind?" said the mysterious man's tone with a hint of anger.

"Previously, the tentacles of the Pomsedevil caused many passages to collapse, and many demonic test subjects took the opportunity to escape, scattered in the passages between the laboratory and the Northern Regions, and Atharius blocked the central passages, so we had to transfer the materials in the laboratory from the ground, so ......" Colby explained the reason with a little embarrassment.

However, the mysterious man who heard this reason suddenly snorted softly: "So you slowed down the process of closing the passage because of this?"

"The subordinates are not doing their jobs well, please forgive the master. Colby lowered his head in fear.

"How long will it take to complete the transfer?"

"About two months. ”

"What about giving up some of the things that don't matter?"

"A month and a half. ”

"Gail has captured some of the epicenters, and in the near future a team will be organized in the Northern Regions to investigate from inside the city and all the way out of the circle. I want you to be sure to transfer all the data, destroy the lab completely, and seal all paths before they discover the out-of-circle passage. If you can't do that before then, then you have to rob that investigation team outside the circle and make sure that none of them come back, understand?"

"Yes, my subordinates understand. Colby bowed his head respectfully.

"Also, Colby, although the natural disaster woke up early and caused us great trouble, it also gave us the best excuse. I don't need the things I originally prepared, so let's organize some new rumors to spread, and I want it to spread throughout the Northern Regions within a month. ”

"Finally, when these things are over, you can have the people below evacuate here in batches and assemble at Rusbel. ”

"Understood. Colby nodded yes.

"Go, go back to Count Bell, our messenger must be on his way to the North, let him have a good contact with Count Bell. ”

"The subordinates understand that they must live up to their trust. ”

"Good. The mysterious man let out a long sigh and muttered, "I've been preparing for so many years, and it's time to execute it." ”