God said that it is the vine of the banyan tree that shelters the strong and the weak, and it is to be a cactus in the sand, and it is unique to stand alone.

The heavy rain washed away the scarlet from the grass tips, but the grassland changed owners, and it was no longer a grazing ground for the Karomes, and nearly 200,000 herders disappeared without a trace after the war. It is rumored that they signed a pact with the elves to escape the greater aggression of their suzerain, and that the whole country moved into the depths of the Clois Forest, while others were rumored to have fled thousands of miles south to the fortress of Salid.

Whatever the rumors, the shepherds did abandon their homeland where they had lived for generations, leaving a desolate landscape.

At this moment, the black-haired child of Hongtong Magic Academy is pouting his butt on the ground, carefully dictating a small fragment of the "Book of Genesis", silent writing is a necessary study for Arthur every day, and a thick book of creation has been silently written in the Academy of Magic These times, it has been silently written almost two fingers wide. Next to him sat a red-haired brown-haired peer, holding a book with a glazed gaze, not even noticing the drooling on the pages. Compared to the storm outside, this place seems much calmer.

Of course, the "seclusion" with Fred made them even more strange and withdrawn in the eyes of the other students. Lillard has been concerned about his two children, and he can always come to him if he is in trouble.

"Arthur. It was nearly noon, and Fred wiped his saliva, moved his ass closer to Arthur, and touched his stomach and hung his head.

Arthur tilted his head and glanced at him, put down the pen in his hand and got up, walked to the window and looked around, but did not find the familiar figure, so he had to helplessly take out the only gold coin left in his pocket and hold it in the palm of his hand.

"Giggles. A quirky little head popped up from behind the bookshelf, looking at them playfully, and Fred looked up and smiled flatteringly like a queen, staring at the paper bag in her hand. Arthur breathed a sigh of relief at the little girl's good-natured sneer and secretly put the gold coins back in his pocket.

Fred couldn't wait to pull out the food, glanced at Anna gratefully, and opened his mouth to eat. Arthur also squatted down without hesitation, and stuffed it with a paper bag in his hand. Anna wrinkled her delicate little nose and snorted softly, lifted the hem of her skirt and sat down as a lady, and took out her homework and put it in front of the two foodies. Arthur was about to go to get his homework with his chicken legs, but Anna patted the back of his hand in disgust and wiped the hem of Fred's shirt in a curt, and the latter didn't care, just buried his head in eating.

"Magic formations, you've learned this far. Arthur stuffed a mouthful of chicken and muttered indistinctly, gesturing up and down with his free hand, swallowing the food in his mouth fiercely, wiping his mouth, and said: "This is the initial magic formation, and the test is that the magician can cover the effect to the greatest extent when releasing magic. ”

Anna nodded and said softly, "But the best student in our class said that magic formations are very rigorous and require constant speculation before they can be formed. ”

"Snort. Arthur spat out a chicken bone, picked up Fred's greasy little paw with disdain, waved it from side to side, and said, "See?"

"What?" Anna's eyes widened in confusion.

"We little madmen call him. Arthur shook Fred's hand solemnly, and Fred, whose mouth was stuffed with messy food, whimpered in protest.

"We can make a lot of this initial formation at will, and we still need to speculate?" Seeing the little girl's disdainful eyes, the self-esteem of the previous life was immediately attacked by an unknown attack, Arthur put down his companion's hand, took the pen and pulled the homework, thought for a while, and drew on the homework.

Pulling at the empty paper bag, Fred burped contentedly, squinted and crouched next to Arthur to watch Arthur draw. After watching it for a while, despite a few fingers with his hand, he was pressed to the ground by Arthur, and the little girl who provoked him giggled.

At this moment, the sun was shining outside the window, and a fresh breeze was blowing, lifting the book that Arthur had written, and one of the annotations had a skull mark on his head, which was sacred and secretive, and it was eye-catching.

The Carroms are gone, yes, a huge principality is gone, and it is said that many of the famous doctors of the imperial capital were hastily brought into the palace of the Tyranid because Emperor Alden III was ill.

In the extravagant dormitory, Alden III, who was in the prime of life, lay on the bed and wept silently, and beside the bed stood the chancellor of the exchequer Incedes and a group of royal cronies. Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, you don't say anything, you can only say that happiness is like a tornado that comes and goes without a trace, and the work of opening up the territory at your fingertips will be wiped out in the blink of an eye, and just know that you have won the 5 million lottery but suddenly remember that you threw away the waste paper yesterday, and the loss is indeed huge.

"Ahem. Incedes cleared his throat and said softly, "Your Majesty, there is news from the Rose Hotel that the messenger of the Carromes, uh, is also missing. ”

Alden III turned his head with difficulty, and tears flowed faster. The Chancellor of the Exchequer touched his nose, and the fingers tied in his sleeve rolled a gold coin fluently, and withdrew.

Amis ...... Are you back?" the emperor sniffled, aggrieved.

"Lord Ashman left yesterday, and should be able to see you tomorrow, Your Majesty. A chubby cronie hurriedly replied, refusing to miss the slightest opportunity to curry favor with the emperor.

"Check, check for me. Alden III sat up suddenly, and in the face of the silent ministers, he was angry, and cried out hatefully: "Even if they turn to ashes, I will know where they have been sprinkled, and find them for me!"

In fact, the disappearance of the Carroms relieved many of the Empire's top brass, as evidenced by the absence of any high-ranking military officials present. The attitude of the military department is vague, and the target is missing, and it is impossible for Tylen to let the army go all the way to the grassland and fight the angry Kapilas.

The office of the military headquarters is like a castle like a barrel, with towering watchtowers and glittering spiky gates, which are intimidating and far less cute and interesting than the royal palace. At this time, in the oval room, the conference table of the military headquarters was full of generals with real power.

The meeting was presided over by the Golden Lion Family and the Wolf King Family in the center, which was different from the dullness in the dormitory, and the atmosphere was slightly weird. The wolf king, who had always been lonely and unruly, held his hands behind his back as if he were looking at a huge military map on the wall, while Lauken Lane, who was sitting at the table, quietly tapped his fingers on the table, his eyes lowered.

"Ahem. There was a blonde general below who had an itchy throat and coughed lightly, and was quickly touched on the shoulder by his colleague next to him, and immediately sat silent.

"The Senate has officially proposed to His Majesty the Emperor to send investigators to Saleid, assisted by military personnel, what do you think?" said Mayne Chauvin, who was wearing a black and red-rimmed robe, frowning.

"Let's talk about it. The golden lion no longer knocked on the table, his eyes still lowered.

"Isn't Sulid the personal corruption of the Northern Archon Oters, about our military department, and about the Dragonhorn Knights. The thin general glanced at his colleague's expression suspiciously, "This is clearly a frame-up." ”

"Morissa is right, hmph, I think there are some well-fed puppies who have nothing to do, and they have to be implicated in something. The general sitting next to him echoed in a deep voice. "Hey, those girls in the Senate don't want to do some bullshit one day?" shouted many generals and looked at the wolf king who was standing.

The generals who can sit at the conference table are almost all noble-born, powerful factions with large armies, and the factions are clearly divided between the left and right, the left hand is the silent moderate, the staunch supporter of the golden lion, and the right hand is the unruly radical, the loyal follower of the wolf king. Compared to the hustle and bustle on the right, the left side is much calmer.

"The corruption case involves the Knights of the Dragonhorn of the Seventh Legion, and it is difficult to deny this with the available evidence. Mayne rubbed his eyebrows, if only the corruption matter went to the military department, it would be solved, but now someone actually pulled out the treason, which is exactly what he was worried about during this time.

"What we need to do now is how to keep things under control of corruption. Mayne clenched his fists, and since he had turned away from the family, all his relatives, especially the only brother, had become more and more precious.

If these things are said in other people's mouths, they will definitely make the thorns of the wolf king's faction sneer and sarcastically, but the scene is surprisingly quiet, and the generals on the right side have lowered their voices and listened intently. No one is stupid, although the eldest young master Mayne studied under the Rhine Golden Lion, but he will return to his ancestors and return to the Wolf King family one day. Besides, Mayne's capable style over the years has indeed made many generals feel good, and now he is the henchman of the golden lion and the eldest son of the wolf king, what he said really has to be weighed carefully, who knows if it is the meaning of the two people behind it?

"The dispatch of an investigation team is possible, but it must be led by the military department, not assisted, and that is the only condition that cannot be discussed. Mayne looked around at the generals present with clear eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Generals, no matter how far this matter has fermented, or what incident the politicians want to turn it into, it can't change the fundamental nature of the corruption case, and the military must also deal with it if it involves the military." ”

The eldest son's strong statement did not make the standing wolf king show a superfluous expression, and the conference room fell silent again. At best, the Saleed incident is indeed enough to fornicate with the enemy, and at worst, it is a bullshit affair like embezzlement forced by financial constraints, but things are often on the table, and the real contest is punching and kicking under the table.

The struggle for power has never been lacking, politicians want to take the opportunity to put their hands on the hilt of the sword, the military's tough refusal, and the open and secret struggle of the giants within the military, all the "matrices" are trying their best to maintain their independence, and the incident is only the tip of the iceberg behind the struggle, not to mention the existence of Gary Chauvin, which makes the gladiatorial arena of imperial power lively for a while.

"The military side of the investigation team is led by Mayne Chauvin, and the Fifth Army will cooperate in all aspects. The golden lion said before getting up to leave.

"The meeting was adjourned. The wolf king still faced the map and said indifferently.