Taine, Lilith Chamber of Commerce Headquarters.

Lilith stood in front of the door of the president's room, the crystal on the door frame pointed at Lilith, and with a "click", the door opened. There was a heavy layer of dust that only the current president could enter, and the servants of the Chamber of Commerce could not come to clean the inside. The room was still the same as when Lilith had left last time.

Except for an extra letter on the table.

"To my daughter."

Lilith paused at the table for a moment before picking up the envelope and opening it. It was the first time her father had written to her.

The letter reads:

"If you see this letter, it proves that what I feared has really happened. If I could, I hope you never see it. ”

"At this moment, the twenty-three neutral countries are probably already in turmoil. Maybe it's worse, the generals are going their own way, and the pretenders are eyeing you, and you're likely to be attacked by them. I have mixed feelings, both afraid that you will read this letter, but also hope that you will find it, because when you read this passage, you must be in the headquarters of the Chamber of Commerce, which means that you have chosen the most difficult, but the duty of a president. ”

"I'll leave you with a mess, but here I have some suggestions: Jim and Jacobella are my most trusted subordinates, they are the ones you can trust, Warren only cares about the hegemony of the East China Sea, if it really comes to that point, give him the trade routes of the East China Sea for the time being, and the person you need to worry about the most is Barendav. He knew my plans best, knew what I had been looking for, and if something happened to me, Barendav would never stop there, he would continue along the line. ”

"You have to stop him. ”

"If you're still confused about the status quo, go find a cabin outside the Emerald Forest and there's a ranger there. ”

The handwriting of the letter was sloppy and appeared to have been written in a hurry. The letter wasn't long, and Lilith sighed as she clenched the parchment. Her father was a man who took personal emotions lightly, and this may have been his last letter, but in the letter, he still only left a word or two of guidance and advice as usual.

Emerald Forest.

Wooden house.

Ranger.

Lilith jotted down the last words of the letter.

"Miss——!" Byrne's shout rang out in the hallway with the sound of hurried footsteps, and with him were Senna and Old Jack in the sprint to the president's room. Probably due to his age, Old Jack's footsteps could not keep up with the two young men at all, but both Byrne and Senna firmly grabbed Old Jack's hands and dragged him forward.

What a touching camaraderie!

If you ignore the fact that old Jack is dying, it is even more touching.

Compared to Bourne and Senna, Old Jack, who used his face as a support point to slide all the way into the president's room, attracted Lilith's attention even more, and when the two braked, Old Jack was already foaming at the mouth with white eyes.

"Don't worry about Miss, as long as you are in trouble, the Royal Knights will be by your side at all times!" Byrne swore unashamedly.

In fact, just half an hour ago, the three of them had made a big deal to hide from Lilith. The Great Royal Knights have a great plan – or a harsh interrogation of the rebel Barendav, a grand plan that has been temporarily declared a failure due to their missed express access to the Emerald Forest.

But it was precisely because of this passing that Byrne was convinced of the fact of Barendav's betrayal.

They searched all the caravans in Taine, but got the same answer - no grooms wanted to go to the Emerald Forest, the Adventurers' Guild stopped posting missions about the Emerald Forest, and even the gates to the Emerald Forest were closed, all pointing to the same person.

Barendav.

Friends of Byrne's acquaintances claimed that they had seen Barendav and his troops heading in the direction of the Emerald Forest, and based on what they had learned, the answer was already obvious - Barendav was going to do some kind of ulterior in the Emerald Forest, and he didn't want to be disturbed in the meantime.

The main reason why Byrne turned back to Lilith was ...... It's because the great Royal Knights can't get out. The guards stationed at the gates were all descendants of Barendav, and these people did not buy them at all, and when they tried to break in, they were directly surrounded by dozens of guards.

For the sake of Lilith's face, they just drank back Byrne and the others without fighting with them.

"Miss, I think it's necessary for us to go to the Emerald Forest. Byrne spoke his mind, he didn't believe the guards would dare to stop Lilith. And even if they really didn't even pay attention to the eldest lady, then Byrne still had one last hand to prepare - Sagrete went back to his laboratory to prepare enough explosives to blow up the entire city gate, and the scientific advisors of the Royal Knights had already gone to set up the scene.

"No, I don't think it's necessary. Someone interrupted the conversation.

Byrne's vest was cold—he didn't even notice that someone had quietly touched them. He struggled to turn his head and looked at the man who had gently pushed him away.

General Ceran.

One of the three leaders of the Adventurer's Guild and a partner of Barendav.

The comer didn't pay attention to Bourne and the others at all, and after brushing Bourne away, he walked casually towards Lilith. If it weren't for the eldest lady, the Adventurer Guild would have as many people as Byrne would have, and he would never waste his time on a small role.

"The eldest lady must be a little tired when she arrives, so leave the affairs of the Emerald Forest to Barendav, and I have prepared a dinner party for you, so let's leave these worries behind. ”

"General Ceran, I appreciate your kindness. ”

Lilith smiled, and just when Cyran thought that the eldest lady of the upper path had chosen to compromise, Lilith's eyes froze, and her voice became cold: "But, when will it be your turn to give orders?"

Ceran's brow furrowed, and Byrne smelled the smoke of gunpowder, and he had already reached for his weapon.

However, if they were to fight a general here, the tide of battle would be decisive for them.

"Miss, a lot of things have happened in the days of your absence, you need to sit down and listen to others explain the current situation in the Taines for you, otherwise there will be times...... It's inevitable that things will get embarrassing. Seran took a few more steps forward and reached the door of the president's office.

"I don't think that's necessary. ”

The sudden scabbard nailed to the door frame, also blocking Ceran's progress.

Jim yawned and rubbed his aching neck. He had slept heavily on the Waves, and he hadn't slept in the dark for a long time since the Elder's accident. However, he felt as if he had fallen into a stumble.

"Jim. Ceran's tone was a little unpleasant.

Jim didn't care about Ceran's face in the slightest, and he took out the clock he had with him: "It's time for the kids to go out and play. In order to avoid misunderstanding, I had to ask, just ...... You don't want to restrict the eldest lady's personal freedom, do you?"