Late at night.

Apophis Palace.

Joe lay on the big bed, the tent open, and he tilted his head to look at the big snake on the ceiling.

In his head, he kept reproducing the scene not long ago.

"Prepare for war, gentlemen!"

Salian stood in the middle of the Imperial Hall, waving his fist and shouting at Joe, Gorkin, and the other Imperial officers who had just broken through the Sixth Order: "Prepare for war!" With your swords, with your fists, sprinkle the glory of the empire all over Medland! ”

On the way out of Hydra Palace and back to Apophis Palace, Joe was in a state of confusion and a mess in his head.

War?

Crimson instincts are cheering, jumping, and can't wait to welcome the arrival of war!

War, death, fear, chaos, great destruction, and the ensuing plague and mass displacement...... The disasters brought about by war and death will make Crimson grow rapidly...... Or rather, let Crimson reply quickly!

Return to the power of his rank!

But Joe himself?

War......

Uh-huh.

Joe remembered the neighborhood that had been bombarded by mortar shelling during the Mid-Autumn Massacre in Tulum Harbor.

He was reminded of the dead citizens of Hydrderabad, as well as the destroyed buildings and streets, in the previous disasters caused by Mia and Michael...... Those mutated citizens, the citizens who were killed, who were purified.

Well, the crimson instinct cheers the arrival of war.

And Joe's will, he has an inexplicable aversion to war.

In the Great Hall of the Imperial Council, Salian made it clear that St. Attila was ready to form a coalition army, and the looted military expenses and baggage gave the countries the best excuse to form a coalition army.

And Joe's previous arrests, including the Grand Duke of Portland, and their actions, including the evidence concocted by Joe, also gave the Delen Empire a reason to go to war - the disappearance of military expenses and baggage, which is likely to be a conspiracy of one or more countries against the Delen Empire.

It makes sense on both sides.

There are reasons to go to war.

Then, the victory or defeat of the war will determine whose excuse is valid and who really grasps the 'truth'!

According to the calculations of Salian and the veteran generals, war would break out within two months.

Moreover, the duration of the war will be extremely limited. It will be an extremely short, but extremely intense, high-intensity skirmish.

Because on the side of the abyss battlefield, the abyss gate may open at any time.

Once the abyss gate is opened, military expenses, baggage, and other materials must be sent to the abyss battlefield as soon as possible. So, there is not much time to waste.

With a maximum of two months to prepare, the Deren Empire undoubtedly had a great advantage.

The coalition forces only had about a month to prepare.

What can they do in this time?

The ones who can really draw troops and launch an attack on the Deren Empire are none other than the Lucia Empire and its vassals, as well as the mercenaries of the United Kingdom of Nice, as well as the navies of the Ice Sea Kingdom and the Holy Cia Kingdom.

The Republic of Gaul, which also had a large army and was capable of fighting well, as well as the other countries of the Medland continent, could not have transported their troops to the borders of the Deren Empire in such a short period of time.

There are not many enemies that the Delen Empire really has to deal with.

As long as this battle is won, the countries will have to obey the will of the Delen Empire, take out another huge sum of money and materials from their own pockets, and send them to the abyssal battlefield.

The Delenn Empire, which will once again deter the whole of Medland.

But what if you lose...... There is no doubt that the Delen Empire will be reduced to meat on the chopping block, to be cut and eaten by the coalition forces!

"Ah, Salian, they seem to be sure that St. Attila will form a coalition army." Joe lay on the bed and muttered in a low voice, "Of course, I can also understand that Saint-Attila was pinched by us, and Rafa ...... Oh, oh......"

"Rafa is said to be the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces?"

"It's hard to lose this battle." Joe muttered, "Empire, deliberately instigating war? This incident gave the empire the best chance...... And those whom I arrested, gave the Empire the best excuse. ”

"Well, even if you provoke a war, you have to find an excuse...... Everyone is a nobleman, and they still want to have a face. ”

Joe's body suddenly felt hot.

If the Delen Empire wins this battle, then according to the attitude of the Delen Empire, all countries must take out a huge sum of money from their pockets to make up the military expenses paid to the Abyss Battlefield.

So...... What about the astronomical fortune that was robbed by Mia and Michael?

"Oh, oh, oh, Mia, Michael, two little boys, you ......" Joe was in the heat and sweat on his forehead, and he was in no mood to sleep anymore, but got up and walked around the huge bedroom several times.

In the darkness, his massive body was like a shadow, fluttering through the air, and his steps fell to the ground without making a sound. From time to time, he would simply jump up on the wall, run perpendicular to the wall, or even jump on the ceiling, hanging upside down on the ceiling and running briskly.

Half an hour later, Joe rushed to the side of his large bed, lifted the leaflet, and pulled out two large leather suitcases from the hidden compartment under the bed, each of which could easily fit two large living people.

Lifting the leather case, one chest was full of small thumb-sized gold nuggets, and the other was filled with bronze bills. The gold nuggets are silent, and the brand-new banknotes emit a rich aroma of ink in the dark.

"Laprahi, you said before that there's a wonderful way to track down Mia and Michael?" Joe smiled and gently grabbed a large handful of gold nuggets, then let go of his hand, and the gold nuggets fell back into the box with a crisp crashing sound.

"Tell me this method, I can't wait to meet them." Joe trembled slightly with excitement: "Well, according to the Imperial Law of Public Security, if there is a theft of property, I can get a maximum of twenty percent in return for helping the owner recover the stolen property." ”

"How much is that military budget and those baggage worth?"

Joe swallowed with excitement.

Laprahi's high-pitched voice rang in Joe's head, "Don't you want to be alone?" ”

Joe was silent for a while, and then sighed heavily: "I want to, but I have self-knowledge, the Weitu family, and I can't bear it...... Hesse often said that as strong a fist is, there is a lot of territory. When one's own strength is insufficient, too much wealth will only lead to disaster. ”

Shrugging his shoulders, Joe said softly, "And, in case the empire is defeated, I must do something to prevent it, right?" ”

"I can feel that the empire intends to take this opportunity to go to war, or rather, the empire has actually been preparing for a war for a long time, but this time has given them the best excuse and opportunity."

"But in war, where is the reason to win steadily?"

"If you win this one, of course it's a hearty thing...... But what if the empire loses...... Hehe, those guys, it's no wonder if they don't squeeze all the oil and water out of the bones of the empire. ”

"If you want to extract oil from the Empire, where does the money come from? The super Junkers of the Ruhr city, as well as the maritime merchants of the port of Tulum, are clearly the most striking targets. Joe said very seriously: "If the empire is defeated and the navy of the Ice Sea Kingdom and the Saint Sia Kingdom land from the port of Tulun, it is strange that they are not the first to attack the Vetuls. ”

"So, this money can't be swallowed alone......" Qiao raised his head and looked at the hideous and terrifying snake on the ceiling: "Moreover, with the strength of the Weitu family, it may not be able to swallow this money...... That's the spirit of corrosion, the spirit of corruption that plagues all of Medland. ”

Laprahi laughed a few times: "The human heart is ...... It's complicated...... Oh, I can't understand it...... It's funny, though. ”

A thin whirlwind rose to the ground, and the gold nuggets and banknotes in the boxes kept disappearing.

Wisps of green smoke erupted from the vanished nuggets and banknotes, and gradually condensed in front of Joe into a wonderful scroll about three feet long and wide, smooth as fine silk, but there were no gaps at all, and the material was so special that Joe could not recognize it at all.

On the scroll, there is a complex magic array.

Next to the magic array, it is densely packed with secret spells and secret words, as well as the corresponding steps and means to urge this magic array.

By the time the smoke cleared, all the gold nuggets in the leather box had disappeared, and about a third of the banknotes remained.

"If you pay twenty times as much as before, I can tell you directly where those two little women are hiding." Laprahi's shrill laughter rang in Joe's head: "I know everything, Joe, I know everything......"

"But I'm going to give everyone a reasonable explanation." Joe waved the scroll in his hand triumphantly, "I can let everyone know that I have gained some wonderful knowledge, with which we can find Mia and Michael." ”

"But if I tell everyone directly, Mia and Mi can and those riches are hidden somewhere...... So, it's so abrupt, it's so abnormal, how can I explain it? ”

"My origin, my identity, and the family behind me are not enough to have such power. Laprahi, you probably know all the knowledge in this world...... But there are some things that you don't understand. ”

"Hmm......" Laprahi pulled out his voice, "maybe?" ”

Laprahi was silent, and Joe grabbed the scroll and jumped out of the bedroom, shouting loudly: "Come, come, take out my new uniform, prepare the car, prepare the car, I will go to see His Highness Salian...... Aha, we're going to get rich, we're going to get rich......"

Half an hour later.

In the Hydra Palace, in Salian's dormitory, Salian, who was holding a thin cigarette of a desert iron camel, looked at Joe with a gloomy face: "Joe, do you know how long I haven't slept?" I just got ...... so easily."

Joe handed the black scroll in his hand to Salian.

"Your Highness, this is a poor ...... when I was a child on the streets of Port Tulun"

Salian interrupted Joe's nonsense: "I don't want to listen to the story of your childhood, tell me, what is this for?" This seems, is it a magic array? Well? Look at this style, it seems, extremely old......"

Joe was choked by Salian's words.

He coughed and said in a deep voice, "Your Highness, this can help us find Mia and Miko...... Find the stolen riches! ”

Salian, along with several of the guards around him, widened their eyes at the same time.

"Well, according to the Imperial Law of Order, can I get ......," Joe asked Salian cautiously.

"If it's true, give you the maximum twenty percent......" Salian snatched the scroll and roared loudly, "Go and ask for Your Excellency Mediga...... At the fastest speed. ”

"Also, prepare all the materials needed to arrange the magic array, and extract them directly from the secret vault, quickly, as quickly as possible!"