【Chapter 7】Above the Undercurrent, Section 4
In the end, Diana said goodbye. Of course, no one in the Temple of Glory spoke much about this unpopular figure. After the upheaval in the Northlands, the entire city of Queens has become more cautious, or rather suspicious.
When Evelyn arrived at the Temple of Glory, two dwarves happened to come out of the main hall, their big beards covering their lips, and they couldn't see their mouths under their big noses, but they were swearing loudly.
The dwarves have strange tempers, and neither the elves nor the Digans are happy to cross paths with them. Evelyn didn't pay any attention to them, and walked straight to the main hall. Judging by the content of the two dwarves' scolding, they were probably questioning the Glory Temple's ability to control the risk.
Evelyn faintly smelled the damp smell of the dwarves as she passed by them, the smell of being in the mines deep underground.
Evelyn didn't like the smell and sped up.
Oddly enough, dwarves in the mining pits of the Queen's City are not common. Here, the dwarves are mostly busy with some blacksmithing crafts. After all, give that stubborn creature a mine, and God knows what they're going to do. For example, digging hundreds of meters deep until an ancient demon is released.
The door to the main hall was open, and the hallway outside the main entrance, several people high, was empty. Evelyn was a little surprised, after all, she could see at least one or two teams of guards patrolling back and forth on weekdays. Before she could recover her senses, several more Lonellans walked out of the hall with unhappy faces. The men's clothing was slightly shabby, with burlap clothes wrapped in leather cuirass and arm guards.
Evelyn was sure that the men had come from near the Coral Coast, where she had been more than once, and where many of the Lonellans were excellent sailors. They're basically dressed up like this.
"How come the people of Coral City are here?"
As soon as Evelyn's doubts arose, Tellamy's shouting came from the hall.
"Forget those stubborn dwarves, now even those fishermen have come to the Temple of Glory to vent their anger!
"Forget it, there's no way they can find it here. ”
It was Sergarin who was calming Tellamy's emotions, and when Evelyn appeared at the door, the beast-faced mentor waved at her and reminded the angry man that "Evelyn is here." ”
"What's going on?" Evelyn asked.
Upon entering the hall, Evelyn noticed a large round table in the middle of the room with all sorts of papers and scrolls. Xiu Bodu was sitting in a seat at the back of the round table, reviewing the "things", but his expression was not relaxed.
"It's not good news. Xiu Bodu closed the leather book in his hand and pushed the frame on the bridge of his nose, looking much older than the previous days.
"It's not just us, but Della's evil magic seems to have affected more places. None of them have yet to figure out what the alcohol is, but we all agree that the 'anomalies' must have something to do with the restlessness of the Northlands. Since yesterday, quite a few people from the main city or some of these organizations have sent people to submit explanations, hoping that we can participate in the investigation. ”
"Participate in the investigation? Heh, we can't do it right now. The entire Eastern Continent, the entire Eastern Continent, can't just expect the Glory Temple to help them solve all their problems. Tellami jerked out a chair he was leaning against his hand, folded his arms over his chest and sat down.
"Bastard!" Terami slammed his fist on the stone handrail, and after a muffled sound, the hall echoed.
Evelyn was not in a hurry to speak, she walked over to the round table, picked up a stack of papers, and read what was written in it.
“...... Behind the curtain of the sky, the sea breeze was blowing, and the waves were huge, it was hard to imagine such a situation, it was too bad......"
“...... An army enters Coral Harbor and is told that they are a support team that Coral City has been looking for, and will help keep the harbor safe from now on. Originally, we didn't think so, until the harbor was attacked by monsters......"
“...... The monsters had fangs, were strong, didn't speak a common language, and maybe they couldn't speak at all. Their faces were terrifying, and they swarmed and destroyed several villages......"
On the crumpled paper, the different handwriting depicts a shocking scene. As he waited quietly for Evelyn to finish reading the news, nothing could be more convincing than the facts.
"So, those people are here to seek refuge? It seems that it wasn't just the Queen City that was attacked. Evelyn put down the letter in her hand and turned to Xiubodu and asked.
Xiu Bodu's face was full of seriousness and helplessness, and Queen City did not have enough strength to solve all the troubles. After the previous accident, even the Temple of Glory suffered a heavy blow.
"You know, our current situation ......," Xiu Bodu sighed, pointed to the letter on the table, and continued, "It seems that the situation is far worse than we thought. Evil species have appeared in almost the entire Eastern Continent, and I really can't imagine how far things have happened. ”
"But I still can't figure out where these things came from. "Damn, even the dwarves came to accuse us of putting their gold at risk because of the Inheritor's Trial?"
"So what Diana told me is true? We need to restart negotiations with Atlantis City, about the alliance. Evelyn said.
"Yes. Although Queen Maritia temporarily suppressed Della's soul, it was too reluctant to eradicate those evil species with it. Now, it seems that a stronger alliance with Atlantis City might be the best option. ”
Xiubodu nodded in agreement, but Evelyn heard something strange in his tone.
"Sir, you don't approve of an alliance with Atlantis?" Evelyn asked directly, not intending to complicate or ambiguous things at such a juncture.
Xiubodu stood up, pushed the frame on the bridge of his nose again, and walked to Evelyn's side. In the process, the man's movements were a little slow, and he pondered for a long time before finally speaking.
"Yes. I'm sure you can understand why. Atlantis may not be the city of kings as we know it, and I want to avoid all intersections with them as much as possible if possible.
It's just that the current situation can't be solved by Queen City alone, and we need more powerful helpers. In any case, Atlantis City has two dragon knights, and if you want to really survive the storm and destroy these monsters at the root, you must need their strength.
In addition to that, I would like you to get as much support as you can for the Queen's City, the kind that can actually help us. ”
Between words, Xiu Bodu avoided Evelyn's gaze many times. After all, the latter had been the leader of the Silver Wings, and whether the elves in the high could habitually look down on the Lonellans as habitually as the generals in the city of Asia were not sure about this. Even in the same Queen's City, a capable person like Terami only respects him on the surface.
"I understand your concerns, and if I'm not mistaken, you're hoping that I'll bring the Silver Wings to Queen's City, right? Evelyn said apologetically.
"This ...... But I heard that the status of the Silver Wing Guard in Atlantis City is no longer what it used to be, and it is ...... with it," Xiu Bodu swallowed the second half of his sentence, he coughed dryly, and continued: "After all, you once led this team, this matter ...... I also hope you do your best. ”
After speaking, Xiu Bodu bowed his head and bowed to Evelyn.
"Please don't be so polite, sir, I'll do my best. Just for this result...... I really can't give a definite answer. ”
Evelyn turned her head to look out the window, all she could guarantee was that the Silverwing Guards were still okay.
Xiu Bodu didn't know the reason, so he had to respond with a little regret, "Okay".
"By the way, Mentor Tellamy, I have a question for me. Evelyn didn't want to continue chattering about the Silverwing Guards, and hurriedly changed the subject. It was also clearly an important one that was of greater concern to her.
"It's about the kid you brought, right? I'll put him in the Holy Eagle Academy, you can rest assured. "Terami said.
Evelyn nodded in acknowledgement.
Terami's gaze rested on Evelyn, the reputation of the Silverwing Guardian was too loud, and he tried to find something in the female elf in front of him.
Evelyn Mentor, Claude Eckling...... Is he really Thorton's son?" Tellamy's gaze never turned away from Evelyn, "The Atlantean City Monarch, Thorton Acklin. He added.
Evelyn noticed Tellami's raised eyebrows and slightly locked brows, a sign of doubt. She smiled slightly, and unloaded the starlight sword from her back, then the tip of the sword was downward, and her hands rested on the end of the hilt, deliberately showing the whole sword in front of the man.
"I believe that no one dares to pretend to be this name, and you should understand what I mean by this. Evelyn replied coldly.
Terami nodded, "Yes, I understand. He smiled politely at Evelyn, but the smile couldn't hide the seriousness inside.
If the identity of the son of Acklin is revealed, it will undoubtedly push the regent Cal and even the city of Atlantis to the forefront. And this child is precisely in the city of queens, the only main city that can be compared to Atlantis.
Naturally, Terami understood why Maritia kept her mouth shut even though she knew this. If Claude's identity were to be made public, the Queen City would be tantamount to openly questioning the current rulers led by Karl. Of course, what he still can't accept is that Carl Chazelin is suspected of murdering Thorton. The people of Dikan have always valued loyalty and honor very much, and the murder of the object of allegiance is something that Terami could not imagine.
"If that's the case...... So why did Carl choose to do this?"
Doubts burned out of control in Terami's mind.
Form an alliance with the murderer of your own king? God knows what will happen!