In the small conference room at the reception of the Holy Land Hotel, Francis sat in the center of the sofa, spinning the communicator in the dedicated frequency band. The important members of the Blue Moon Society behind him also frowned, and their faces were either anxious or angry.

Evan's debriefing has come to a brief end, and it is time to discuss countermeasures. After a moment, all eyes were on the contemplative Francis, who still didn't change from it, still fiddling with his phone, his gaze wandering.

"Bang-"

The door was opened, and everyone present was startled, but soon their faces turned pale. Some of them seemed to see hope in their voices:

"Lord Lovian, you know—"

Lovian held up a hand to stop his words and sat directly across from Francis. The person who had been sitting there hurriedly made room for the godfather of the Blue Moon Society.

"Is this necessary?" he said coldly, looking around, the space of the conference room had long been sealed with elaborate isolation magic, "If they really want to gain insight into our news, how can they use such a low-end method?"

"Teacher, is this an attempt to divide us by the Earth Temple's sudden severance of our relocation route?"

Luo Weian didn't answer directly, but leaned on the backrest and said to everyone present: "In today's opening meeting, the representatives of the Earth Temple did not appear, didn't you suspect anything?"

"Does this have anything to do with today's events?" said a council member in his thirties with a worried face.

"The Earth Temple gave up officially coming forward because it wanted to maintain the impression that it was directly under the Holy Land in the past. But this is a delicate time. The Earth Temple also has a powerful armed organization such as the Earth Knights that are not controlled by the Holy Land, but it has to put on the appearance of uniting with the Holy Land. That's the case. Even if the Holy Land ordered the Temple to do something, the Earth Temple would of course do its best to complete it out of the attitude it had just expressed. At the same time, if any disputes arise, the Holy Land can completely shift the responsibility to the Earth Temple, and he will be out of the way. ”

"Despicable!" said the councillor hatefully.

"It's just the right way to do things, but we didn't expect them to—" Lovian said, standing up, looking out the window with his back to the crowd, "Joshua and Violet Chris Vista ...... Mercedes is really calculating, and like the Earth Temple, he used them as an intermediary to throw all the blame on the Xiao Long mercenary group. And the independent mercenary organization...... Tsk, looks like I'm going back. ”

Francis immediately stood up and walked quickly behind Lovian, "Since the Holy Land and Dongdu Linhai are like this, we have no intention of continuing to work with them, just leave!"

"Stupid!"

Luo Wei'an squinted and shouted, everyone in the conference room was shocked, and looked at the godfather of the Blue Moon Society who suddenly scolded them with surprised eyes.

"Teacher?" Francis also froze at the sudden outburst, and his resolute expression suddenly eased.

"If you're going now. Will we still be able to keep up with the changes in the situation on the continent in a year's time? What we should do now is to preserve our strength and cooperate with every side in the Osirian continent. The flow of materials, the coordination of military forces, the dynamics of ideas, and so on -- you all need to discuss them. If we're just going to walk away. It may not be much in one year, but what about a year later, everyone in Osiria will laugh at our stupidity and short-sightedness! Watch us struggle as an isolated party, and let the hope that Orca left us die overnight!"

Orka's name stunned everyone present. The pioneer of Black Wings. The root of this qiē is not for that little demon girl. They simply wouldn't have this qiē they have now. And this so-called present is all forged by Orka's own efforts and the efforts of countless predecessors.

"Mistress Orka......" Francis looked gloomy. In a low voice, "I'm sorry, we get it." However, Teacher, I also want to ask, why would they betray us, who are half of the Demon blood, betray you, as the Supreme of the Demon Race?"

Lovian's tone softened slightly, and he said, "I'm also half Terran, so why does Sinas have almost no effect on me? Chris Vista is a brother and sister, with the blood of the elves and the demons, and they are suppressed by the supreme bloodline of the demon race, and they are also suppressed by the bloodline of the elf royal family. Therefore, Mercedes' words are also worthy of allegiance to them, and the reason why they have helped us in the past and shown obedience to me is probably to play a key role in this critical moment. Thankfully, we have never recruited them as part of the official Blue Moon Society, and their control of our intelligence must be superficial. And, at the behestage of Mercedes Guò Sinas, they should not be able to deal a real blow to our military and civilians, but at best divide us again. Although there are not many people who have not yet evacuated the Minar Forest, it is enough to make us fall into the trap. ”

"Is the hostage threatened?" Francis continued.

Lovien nodded, "Maybe they want to have a good card in their hands...... It may not be appropriate to use coercion to rescue the people trapped in the Minar Forest-"

Speaking of this, Luo Wei'an's words suddenly stopped, revealing a thoughtful look.

"Teacher?"

"Francis, I will leave the Holy Land at once tomorrow morning, and in a moment I will go before Her Majesty and explain the situation to her—and in the meantime, you must delay the news of my departure until to-morrow morning to inform Shinas again, and be sure that this staggered time will be kept, otherwise we may be put on the table again. ”

“...... Teacher?--I see. Hill, draft tomorrow's briefing report, and send it to Shinas tomorrow morning through a special diplomatic channel, remembering that it is an official channel, and it should be backed up for publicity. Francis was puzzled for a moment, then relieved by the conviction in Lovian's eyes, and ordered neatly to the staff next to him who was in charge of such a thing. The atmosphere suddenly came alive from the dull.

It's getting late, and if you want to apply to meet with Shinas from here, follow the normal process. He'll have to wait at least until next weekend. The redundancy of the audience application form is not to mention, due to the fact that it is during the meeting. There is an endless stream of applicants waiting for Shinas to be met for a variety of purposes. After questioning the staff of the Holy Land, Lovian was slightly skeptical that the trip would be successful. But Shinas should have a special opinion of him, right?

The royal garden under the moonlight has a different kind of dreamy charm, but at this moment, Luo Weian has no interest in appreciating it, walking back and forth waiting for any turnaround, when there is a sudden click of the door of space opening not far away.

The person who jumped out of the door of space was the little girl named Marietta who I had seen after the afternoon tea yesterday, still wearing delicate metal armor, with her hand on the hilt of the sword at her waist, and walking towards him without squinting.

"Hello!" After four or five meters away, she raised her head and said proudly, "If you want to see Your Majesty, how can you think so easily?" Now you can go!"

Lovian was stunned, but it made sense when he thought about it. On the contrary, as a person concerned, she must also know that he will inevitably return to the Blue Moon Society to deal with those matters at this moment, as the owner of the Supreme Bloodline and is regarded as a small threat by Shinas, it is estimated that he is the one who wants to leave the Holy Land the most at this moment.

Although it was easy to see through his actions from Shinas's point of view, he still felt a little uncomfortable. It's likely that Shinas didn't even know that he was coming here to say goodbye, and he just guessed that he sent this daughter of the Lednes family over!

"Good evening. Miss Ledness. "It's a pleasure for you to show me the way." ”

"Hmph!" the little girl snapped and pressed the half-drawn two-handed sword back into the scabbard, turned around and shook the cloak behind her back quite vigorously. Then he squinted at him and said, "Come with me." ”

However, Marietta did not lead him to a spatial portal, but instead turned straight to a remote path. The members of the Order on duty saw Marietta, who was only as tall as their chest. They all straightened up and saluted, their eyes full of longing. And the eyes that looked at Luo Wei'an naturally became a little unfriendly, and he was suspected of abducting underage girls.

Marietta's golden armor leaf shimmered in front. He walked quickly in front of Lovian, without turning his head to say a word along the way. Feeling the cold wind of Xixi, Lovian finally understood that they had reached the edge of the Holy Land, a floating holy city.

Across the brass railing, looming in the vast sea of clouds below is the glorious night scenery of the imperial capital. Countless colorful lights and high-rise buildings look different beautiful and bright in the cool breeze at night, the little girl is holding on to the railing and looking at the civilized and magnificent capital below, her eyes are a little crazy.

"Excuse me. Lovian looked at the momentum, and if he didn't speak, he might have waited until dawn, "We are...... Jump?"

The little girl turned her head violently, as if she was very dissatisfied with his attitude.

"Rude! You don't use your brain, the space circle is not open at night, and His Majesty asked me to take you away, is there any other way but to jump? Or is it, with wings, you can still fall to death on the ground?!"

Lowe sighed in relief, he probably understood the reason for Marietta's hesitation. Feeling the operation of the light element in her meridians, I am afraid that her strength is already outstanding at this age, but she probably still has the ability to make herself float from the control of her fighting spirit. If she wanted to land safely, it would have been quite difficult without his help.

"Replace your armor. "Also, why did you come with me, wouldn't it be too simple to take you hostage?"

Marietta glared at him fiercely, but in Lovean's eyes, it was nothing more than an angry young beast. Even if she sacrificed herself to pounce, she couldn't hold on to three moves.

"Do you know history?!"

"History?"

"If there is a danger that the Holy Land may be completely destroyed in the future, the Knights, including His Majesty, will spread their descendants to Osiria in advance. In that way, even if the Holy Land of the Great Tribulation was suddenly destroyed, the Holy Emperor and the Five Great Ancient Bloodlines would not be severed. Marietta spoke dryly.

Lovian was a little surprised, could it be that Shinas really attached so much importance to the dark mages she had experienced that she wanted to sprinkle the seeds of the bloodline out of the Holy Land at this time, so as to prepare for a possible total extinction in the future?

"And. Aren't you the slayer of the past!" Marietta suddenly growled. Turned around and continued to glare at him fiercely, "Five hundred years ago. If it weren't for the foresight of the first emperor, how could our knights be able to survive here? The two emperors fought a battle, the holy land was completely destroyed, and the five great knight commanders of the previous generations, and even the first emperor's majesty...... They all perished in that battle. Since then, the ancient bloodlines have been displaced, and it is only in modern times that they have been reunited in the Holy Land. This qiē is all your iniquity!"

Lovian sighed and repeated, "You change the armor!"

Marietta froze and spat out an unyielding syllable. The right hand with the metal gloves slammed against the red gem on the chest of his golden armor. A sound of Krakala sounded, and under Luo Wei'an's somewhat surprised gaze, the golden armor seemed to be alive, and the armor leaves shrank and folded, forming a whole piece of golden metal piece by piece, which was tightly sealed, and there was no appearance of half armor from the outside world.

Marietta, with a gloomy expression, picked up the metal brick and carried it behind her as if she were carrying a school bag. And under the armor, there was a plain cloth suit. In the cool breeze of the night. The hem of the robe fluttered slightly, reflecting Marietta's different heavy mood.

"Are you the only one?" Spreading his wings and moving his lower joints, Lovien continued.

"Hmph...... They also followed you. Because you left early. So I was the first to leave the Holy Land. "But until now, only my father has had children with His Excellency Icardt and Hooke—and His Majesty has been worried about these ...... But what about Her Majesty herself. Alas!"

"I'm so worried at a young age—"

"Annoying!" Marietta interrupted him, "you know what! This curse of the ancient bloodline - before reaching adulthood. They grow at the same rate as normal people. But when they reach adulthood, they have to leave their former companions. Because the long life will gradually move them away from their childhood friends, and this curse can only be lifted when they have descendants. The predecessors of the Knights, including my father, have blessed His Majesty for almost three hundred years, and to choose my birth at this moment is to give up a long lifespan and age like a normal person. His Majesty Aria reigned for 810 years, and if we did not choose to have children, our lives could even last for thousands of years...... In a long life, the time when you have your own parents and relatives is only a few tens, or even a few hundredths of them! What qualifications do you have to worry about our affairs, and you have to pretend to understand!"

Lowe smiled bitterly in peace of mind, but still tried his best to make a reassuring appearance. In the face of a parting that may be difficult to return, a girl of this age is still too difficult to part with after all. But Shinas had entrusted him with one of the most important seeds of such a holy place - did he fancy him as the leader of the demons, or as him as a person, Lovian?

"Nothing?"

After a minute of silence, Marietta, who was clutching the strap of her armor bag, whispered, "Don't bring it, it looks sad." With that, she pushed the brass railing away and motioned with her eyes for him to take her down.

"Wait. ”

Lovian turned suddenly, and under a palm tree, he saw Mercedes, still dressed as a civilian in a black suit. But at the moment, she's not alone. Beside her, there was a boy dressed in black, about the same age as Marietta, with delicate facial features and even a little weak, and his whole body faintly released a pure dark elemental aura.

"It's ...... Is it the child of the Knight Captain Ikart?" said Lovien.

"Qi ...... Gil?!" Marietta exclaimed, trotting a few steps in his direction, but finally stopped halfway through.

The boy named "Qi'er" also twisted his face in an ambivalent way, as if he was also desperately enduring the sadness of parting.

"If you have anything to say, just say it. Mercedes didn't pay any attention to Lovian, and sighed to the little boy next to him.

"How-"

"Goodbye, Mary!" Qi'er turned her face and said loudly and vigorously, "join me in swearing to Your Majesty!"

Mary's eyes were red, and after listening to Qi'er's words, she turned to face the east with him not far away without saying a word, knelt on one knee, touched her heart with her right hand, and said aloud:

"I, the Knight of Light (Darkness) who bears glory, dignity and sacrifice Marietta Villedenis (Gil Norman von de Niro) - hereby swear - humility, honor, sacrifice, valor, mercy, honesty, spirit, justice, - this is the criterion of our life, and I will dedicate a qiē to the glory of the splendor of the Holy Land! It is for the infinite majesty of His Majesty! Our lives are returned to the land of the Holy Land. Attributed to the Divine Throne, attributed to the blood of His Majesty! My soul, my destiny, all belong to my lord!

"Take an oath here!!-"

At the last sentence, the two children roared with tearing cries, gave a knightly salute to the east, and then turned and rushed in the exact opposite direction. Marietta wiped tears from her eyes and rushed down the shrine with one lunge. Like a tern piercing through the clouds and falling straight down. Luo Weian was shocked, and immediately flapped his wings and wanted to rush away-

"Brady Mun!" Mercedes suddenly shouted.

Luo Wei'an's figure paused-

"We can't be friends, so you don't have to force yourself to judge people by their appearance. Mercedes lifted his eyes and said loudly, "That kid Evan has inherited his mantle now......, right?" Fried told me in the past that if you want to live, live, live!!, indulge in loyalty!"

- Loyalty......

Remembering what Evan once said to himself, he inherited Fried's eye for seeing through fate. began to assume the responsibility of atonement for the original sin of mankind. That means going through countless pains and sorrows, tormenting and devastation for all of humanity - and this is a responsibility that not everyone dares to live to bear.

Lovian flapped his wings a few times, and saw Marietta falling in the clouds. Pick her up with one hand. He made a sharp turn in mid-air and flew silently towards the south.

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"Your Majesty will block the news of my departure, and at the same time, you will cut off the cell phone signal inside and outside. And in the morning the official channels of the general table. The news of my departure will definitely be conveyed, and at this time. I've already left the first sphere of influence of the Holy Land.

"Of course, I'm basing this on what Shinas himself told me about the possibility of dragons joining us. But since it is said from the mouth of His Majesty Shinas. Well, of course, it's worth believing. In her state of mind at that time, there must have been no reason to lie. And even if what she says is really false, it won't have any bad effect on us, at best it will only reduce a good chance. And at this time, Shinas will not think too much, she will not focus on this, but on the matter of preventing the representative of the dragon clan from leaving the holy land. ”

"So she didn't guess you'd return to the Holy Land?" Masterma snorted, "I thought you really focused all your attention on the South!"

"If this matter is resolved, the problem of the South will no longer be a problem. Luo Wei'an said lightly, "To be honest, from the perspective of a tourist, it is quite good to see the scenery inside from the periphery of the Holy Land!"

"Hmm...... What the...... What kind of affix are you?" Mastma looked at him strangely, "Eh, where is that Michal daughter you are talking about?"

"It's okay to stay alone in the hotel, I wanted to bring her over, but I'm afraid there will be many people who recognize her, and she herself doesn't want to come to this sad place again. Lovian's tone shifted to a heavy one, "Coming soon, aren't you?"

Luo Wei'an was wearing a casual white plaid shirt at this time, plus a long-sleeved shawl waistcoat, a canvas beach hat, and casual leather shoes, and he didn't look like a member of the Blue Moon Society, who was dressed very orthodoxly not long ago. On the other side, of course, Mastma also wore a silk casual dress with a hydrangea pattern, a plain white sunhat with fringe lace, and a pair of sunglasses. In short, the two people standing next to each other are clearly a pair of tourists, and there is no resemblance to the two people who were meeting in another parallel space.

"Anyway, with such an important meeting, the Holy Land is not blocked!"

"Except that this space is all locked, it is easy to get out, and you have to go through a lot of inspections to go back. Lovian looked around, and in the midst of the crowd, he finally saw the man waiting.

"Chaga Veroni?"

"I think so. "Masterma's resentment towards the dragon clan is still very deep, seeing the enmity of the past, even five hundred years later, she still can't completely let go of the hatred in her heart, "Among the three major dragon clans, that is, the dark dragon clan, did not decide to fight to the end with the demons back then. It's still somewhat sensible. ”

The Dark Dragon King Chaga Veroni, who had turned into a human form, was dressed in a traditional green cloth robe of the human race, after seeing the two demons sitting on the garden bench. His footsteps also hesitated for a moment, having witnessed Luo Wei'an's strength and understanding the grievances between the demon dragon clan in the past, he was also a little apprehensive when facing this contemporary patriarch of the demon race.

But if the dragons are still in seclusion as they have been in the past. Humans and elves will eventually leave dragons far behind, and the end result will be the same vassals as most other intelligent races. Rather than this, it is better to choose to develop together at this moment.

Mastma still sat in his chair, but Lovian stood up in respect. Chaga Veroni sighed and walked forward quickly.

The brim of Mastma's visor was hiding his face, but the frost that showed a half-inch of his sword at the corner of his skirt still made Chaga Veroni shiver somewhat. He also knew that such a conversation could not last long, otherwise the Holy Land would be suspicious.

"Your Highness, on behalf of the entire one hundred and sixty-two members of the Dark Dragon Clan, I request to join the Blue Moon Society. ”

"You're not done. Lovian stared directly into the dark red eyes of the dragon, who was taller than himself.

"Ah...... After joining the Blue Moon Society. The whole clan will move there, or please ......"

"Tell the point, Your Highness. Lovian said gently.

"The Dark Dragons are willing to follow in your footsteps, and we are betting our future on the revival of the demons in the future. The elves are xenophobic, and the Terrans will only despise us, treating us as expendable arrows—"

"Isn't the Blue Moon Society either?"

Mastema crossed her legs, a cold gaze flashing under the brim of her hat.

“...... Mistytha - he chose to cling to the Holy Land, I feel like we can't work together anymore, and the weaker Blue Moon Society. The Holy Land can abandon the Nine Spirit Dragons, but if you abandon us, all strategic plans will change. ”

"To put it bluntly, haven't you thought about the past grudge between my people and you?" Mastema continued in a cold voice.

"This ...... The past doesn't mean much to the present!" Chaga Veroni said with some restraint. For some reason, he could feel that this unknown demon was a far greater threat to him than the stronger Lovian.

Lovian raised his hand to stop Masterma's questioning, then he looked around and said simply, "I don't need to know too much about your internal affairs. If you want to show your sincerity, ask the people of the Blue Moon Society, who have not yet been evacuated from the eastern side of the Minar Forest, to move to the territory of the Dragons. But. Don't do it right away, and you're going to hide it from His Highness Mister. It should be carried out at least fifteen days later, immediately after the conclusion of the coalition meeting. So now, get ready. ”

"Got it. Chaga Veroni answered, and finally looked fearfully at Mastma, who had pressed the brim of his hat, and turned to leave.

When he couldn't see Chaga Veroni, Lovian turned back to his chair, "Well, it's time for me to go." ”

"Be careful on the road. "Truly, the phantom's warning didn't cause confusion, these fools are ridiculous!"

"Perhaps Shinas wanted to make the chaos work through guò, and she was expecting chaos in the venue, and then in this way, the fear of the dark mages would be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people...... However, someone stopped this qiē. ”

"Stop?—did you say that guò psychic magic forcibly calmed the minds of the vast majority of people?" Mastma exclaimed.

And he deliberately bypassed the strong ones who could detect his tricks - but those who were not weak in spirit would not be affected by the atmosphere...... So his means are impeccable. And looking at his past appearance, even Shinas would not say anything!Nanhat Lubistan, this man, sure enough, has his own set of ideas......"

Mastema tightened her hands and looked at Lovian's taut side face with some concern, "The Lubistan psychic lineage has served the Light Extreme Clan for generations, why should they disobey the will of Shinas?"

"If the will of these two people is not unified, then the problem is too complicated. Lovian got up and walked outside, "Who in the Holy Land can't escape the eyes of Shinas......? As we have just done with Chaga Veroni, we have to make a plan based on the premise that the conversation is fully monitored in order to have a chance of success. ”

"Alright, you can go back first. Evan's situation is not optimistic, are you mentally prepared?" Mastersma got up and led Lovian to the exit.

"His fate has only just begun, and he has not yet found the man who gave all his loyalty, no matter what. Lovian smiled and shook his head at the southern sky. (To be continued......)