The air in Lansana was filled with the smell of rust and gunsmoke.

This is not something to come up with.

Someone, no one is identified, perhaps the rebels, attacked and killed a mid-level clerk of the Lansana City Office of the Kingdom of Rune in this area, and burned down his office and several rooms around it.

The Governor's Palace reacted quickly and ordered law enforcement forces to quell the riots.

The attackers engaged in street fighting with law enforcement forces in Lansana until dawn.

They left behind a pile of corpses and disappeared into the city as if they had never been seen.

It is not known whether it was an order from the Governor's Palace or an order from the commander of the law enforcement forces, who went from house to house to search for the attackers.

This finally became the spark that fell into the dry wood.

Amid the weakening cries of the woman and the child, someone picked up a firewood knife and stabbed the perpetrator to death, then rushed out of the house with the knife and fell to the ground amid the sound of gunshots.

Then everything went out of hand.

Anger shattered the last of sanity, ignited a flame called hatred, and the city was completely plunged into riot.

They almost swarmed up and drowned Rune's enforcers, and the blood of Rune mixed with that of the Southlanders, and then became a number under this riot.

First there were law enforcement officers with guns, then businessmen living in mansions, then ordinary workers.

The Ministry of Rune Affairs has completely lost control of Lansana City, and is trapped in the building, waiting for support from the Doge's Palace.

It is clear that the support from the Doge's Palace was held back by the forces behind the scenes, and it did not reach Lansana in time to quell the riot before it became completely out of control.

"Why does this always happen?" Vincent looked at the corpses and blood stains on the side of the road with some distraction, almost muttering.

"It's going to happen, as long as it's at the forefront of the conflict," said Agnes almost grimly, "and it's not up to you or me to change the situation. ”

"The Pas Valley is a rich place for the colonists of Rune, and for the Southlanders who used to be here, but obviously not for them now."

"The great famine that broke out in the Paz Valley two years ago has starved many people to death," Angnes said softly, looking at Vincent, "and this famine is caused by the occupation of the native land by the Runnes to build plantations, and also by the severe inflation caused by the failure of the Ministry's economic management policy, and whether the people here see it or not, there is no doubt that they have placed their hatred on the Rune." ”

"The famine didn't trigger riots last year, maybe too many people died in the famine, maybe it didn't quite hit the bottom line. But the hatred is still pent-up, hidden beneath the surface of obedience. ”

"The governor of the Southern Continent appointed by the Kingdom of Rune is an ambitious man who wants to truly incorporate the colonies into the territory of the Kingdom of Rune, both in name and in fact."

"In order to control this place, Rune has raised some princely states, and then controlled some princely states. Some of these princely states were only nominally subject to Rune, but in fact still controlled their own domains; But some of them have no power at all, and they have no real name. ”

"Now that the governor wants to take real control of this place, it is imperative to deal with the affairs of these princely states. Last year, he put forward the idea of establishing a federation and laid out a complete plan. ”

This plan required all the princely states to join, and claimed to guarantee the supremacy of the suzerains of the princely states within their realms. But anyone with a slight sensitivity to politics will be able to see the real purpose of this program. ”

"This plan does guarantee the supremacy of the suzerainty of the princely state, but only the supreme position. Once enforced, these suzerains lose their dominion and retain only hereditary titles. ”

"Maybe some sect masters don't care about what they haven't gained, but obviously most sect masters are not willing to accept such a fate."

Agnes stopped her words, a rare coldness on her face.

"But no matter what, there will always be someone who needs to shed their blood for these."

Agnes gazed at the faint gathering of blood in mid-air, and the madness behind the blood, and felt an irrepressible sense of familiarity.

A faint smell of rancidity permeated the nostrils, blood and indulgence, hatred and depravity permeated almost the entire city.

But it's not yet at its peak.

The people of the Rose School can be said to have already begun to act, but they did not do anything extra, just mingled with the crowd and indulged in the desire for destruction.

But they won't go on like this forever.

The chaos and madness that emanated from them gradually converged, like a net covering the entire city, and seemed to be an invisible door to summon.

The net echoed somewhere in the city, vibrating at the same frequency.

And the faint echo also gave Agnes a sense of familiarity, as if she had seen it there.

Of course I did.

In the gloomy basement she had "seen" through Mr. Chester's prayers, on the distorted "trees" of the spirit world covered with pitch-black liquid.

Agnes subconsciously wanted to do something, but the urge quickly disappeared after it appeared.

A few days earlier, Agnes had revealed to Vincent what she had anticipated. Unsurprisingly, Vincent almost immediately escalated the information to the temperancers.

Agnes did not later find any action from the Temperance in Lansana, but received a letter from Mr. Chester through Nightingale.

Apparently, Vincent's description of his "leader" led Mr. Chester to identify Agnes.

The letter didn't say anything too classy, but it was enough for Agnes to deduce something she wanted to know.

The Temperance Party was not ignorant of what was happening in Lansana City, but they were not equipped enough to make any difference.

Mr. Chester's reference in his letter to the possibility that temperance might soon disappear is a narrative with obvious pessimism, but not utter despair, that the temperance faction has some additional plans, but it is clear that Mr. Chester has no complete knowledge of the temperance schemes.

"The governor will soon send an army to suppress the riots in Lansana," said Agnes as she rolled up her sleeves and said casually to Vincent, "perhaps already on the way." ”

Agnes sighed and glanced at the closed gates.

"Are our people in place?" She asked softly.

Vincent nodded.

"Go protect those kids," Agnes looked up into the air.

"Soon the mutation will begin."