"Blame...... Isn't it? ”

The door knocked for half a minute and didn't come back, and the man standing at the door was wondering if anyone was not inside, but the quietly opened door and the muzzle of the gun stuck in the crack of the door made him stunned on the spot.

Cold sweat broke out, and the man hurriedly raised his hands to show that he was not hostile, and then glanced hurriedly at the staircase at the end of the corridor.

"Don't, don't get excited...... Brother, I am General Absek's man. ”

Holding the ten-captain pistol to his chest, the Battlefield asked with a blank expression.

"Where did you hear my name?"

The man spoke quickly.

"Mr. Bennault sent a telegram...... We probably know that the messenger who came here is called Pangolin, don't you call it that? ”

"Your name?"

"Anwo...... You don't know you either. ”

"Hehe, how do you know I don't know you." Hearing the name, the Battlefield smiled meaningfully and slowly put away the muzzle of the gun.

The man standing here is none other than Anwo, the commander of the Thousand Commanders under General Absek.

Under normal circumstances, such a joint would not be possible to send high-ranking officers, but it makes sense for an organization that has only been in existence for less than a month.

After all, whether it is by flickering or cultivating, it takes time to nourish a henchman.

And for a group of monkey kings who are crowned with monkeys, anyone who can be trusted is basically promoted to a senior officer by them and taken with them.

Not only that, but people who do different things are also particular.

After all, if you meet the legion's envoy before the Heavenly King, you will have to be shot.

Even if it is a person of the same faction, Absec is not completely trustworthy, and the only one who can be trusted at this time is Anwo, who has surrendered his name.

There is a blood debt of the church tragedy, and the road to the army is blocked, and it is impossible to vote for the alliance.

If it was someone else, the Battlefield would probably be alert and wonder if there was a fraud.

However, it was this guy named Anwo, and he could basically conclude that Absec really wanted to talk to him.

And it's a secret talk that I want to talk about.

Looking at Anwo, who looked confused, the battlefield guy asked knowingly with an indifferent expression.

"What are you coming to me for?"

"It's not me who came to you, it's you who came to the general...... Why don't you go into town and stay at the north gate? Who doesn't know that this is where Absec's men are stationed......" Anwo glanced at the end of the corridor once more and said nervously, "Can you let me in and talk?" ”

He was worried that he would be seen, and he was worried that the messenger of the legion would shoot him down.

He was still unsure whether the Legion knew that the 200 "human lives" in the church were related to him, let alone why General Absec suddenly wanted to meet with the Legion's envoy at this time, and of course, it was impossible to know that the foreign envoy from the Legion in front of him was actually a secret line of the Alliance.

He took a huge risk to keep the survivors of the church alive, handed in a fake petition to get the trust of General Absec, and watched himself get closer to the heart of the conspiracy......

If you eat peanuts at this time, it will be too wrong!

“…… You wait for me at the door for two minutes. ”

Instead of agreeing to his request to enter the house, the Battlefield closed the door with a blank face, and after a moment of relief, he walked over to Penny, who was cowering in the corner.

Cowering in the corner of the room in the blind spot, Penny looked at him nervously and asked with her lips.

“…… Who? ”

The battlefield guy said seriously.

"General Absek's men."

Penny said nervously.

"He found us?!"

Looking at the pair of eyes full of nervousness, the war guy leaned close to her ear, and in order not to let the people outside the door hear, he lowered his voice very low.

"He probably doesn't know about you, but he must have noticed me, and this is his territory, but that's not a bad thing...... I had planned to meet with the Coalition representatives before they approached him, to find out why he had betrayed Master Bennott, and then find a way to bring him back to our side. ”

The low, magnetic voice tickled Penny's earlobes, but she was already leaning against the corner of the room, and there was nowhere to hide, so she could only shrink her neck.

"Betrayal...... Father? She suppressed her soft, incoherent voice a little out of tune.

Perhaps because of the nervousness, the battlefield felt that the breath in his ears was a little disturbed.

It's also a little stuffy.

But he didn't have time to watch the expression on Penny's face, and continued in that soft, fast voice.

“…… Yes, didn't I tell you? Master Bennot planned an operation, but the whole plan got out of hand from the start due to the intervention of a stronger financier who bought off his partner. ”

Penny's eyes widened, and her chest heaved.

"Yes, yes...... Who? The gold master. ”

"At present, the most suspicious is the Southern Army, and the Eastern Army and the civilian clique obviously do not want to fight."

"Uncle Rose?! How is this possible! ”

"Do you think a commander is qualified to be involved in such a thing? He is most likely a pawn, or even the one that was picked out on purpose...... Of course, this is also my speculation, you don't write speculation into the report as a clue, I will tell you new information when there is new information. ”

The Battlefield is very abstract.

Because there is no time to explain it clearly, and it is not appropriate for her to know it all.

For some reason, this time Penny didn't break the casserole and asked, just obediently "um".

Pleased with her reaction, he continued quickly.

"You have to remember what I said next, you wait for me here, don't go out no matter what, don't open anyone who knocks, just pretend not to be here. If I don't come back at twelve o'clock in the evening, you go to this hotel on the note...... I'll write it down for you with the address and room number. ”

"Remember! Be sure to take the main road, avoid the fire, and don't go into the alley! The key to the room is hidden under the flower pot directly opposite the room, and you will know when you go. ”

As he spoke, the Warfield hurriedly wrote down a line of address on a sticky note, tearing it out, worried that Penny would not be able to find it, and pulled out a map to circle the location of the hotel.

The infrastructure of Tiandu is very poor, and the so-called map only has a few traffic arteries and a few abstract landmarks, as well as large circles of neighborhoods.

As for some naturally occurring branches, it is impossible to mark them on the map.

The four brothers of the foresight used drones to take aerial photographs of Tiandu City, but he didn't even have a VM, and he couldn't borrow it, so he could only use it with a map of the locals.

Looking at the map and address handed by the pangolin, Penny looked at him in surprise.

"It's ......"

"I opened another room on the outskirts of the city with a folding PU-9 submachine gun and 200 rounds of ammunition...... You can understand it as a safe house, just in case. ”

"When?" Penny's eyes opened in surprise, and the look in her eyes was even more surprised.

This guy never left her sight.

How did you open a room without knowing it?!

“…… Naturally, I have my own way. ”

The Warfield Guy blurred the topic with an unfathomable expression.

There's no way to explain this.

There's no way he's going to say that he's asking someone to help open it on a forum, right?

Anyway, this task is well funded, with the money from Benott and the money from the administrator, and he doesn't mind this expense, so it's better to be careful.

After explaining everything, he was about to leave, when Penny suddenly took his hand.

He looked back and saw that those bright eyes were full of seriousness, and he was looking at himself meticulously.

That look was exactly the same as when I sent him away, when Colway entrusted him with a heavy responsibility.

I didn't expect to become comrades-in-arms with reporters.

“…… Definitely coming back. ”

The Battlefield shook his head slightly.

"Well, I promise."

But don't worry about that.

He can't be killed.

……

In the military camp on the northern outskirts of Tiandu, a bright bonfire is slowly burning, and soldiers with rifles on their backs patrol around.

In the tent at the edge of the camp, the "Lion King" Absec is holding a golden lion in his hand, and his rough index finger is playing with the rounded lines.

This is a collection of witch camels.

Previously, Yanush turned the palace of Tiandu upside down, found many treasures that the witch camel had too late to take away, and rewarded more than half of them to his subordinates.

I have to say that Yanusz is really generous to his own people and never eats alone.

It can be seen that what that guy has is not small, and only those who have the world in their eyes will not care about the treasures in front of them.

It's not bad to follow this kind of reward and punishment leader.

Unfortunately, he doesn't like to pick up leftovers that others pick.

Placing the golden lion gently on the table, he looked at the two people standing at the door of the tent in front of him.

One of them was his henchman Anwo, and the other man in a cloak was supposed to be a messenger of the Legion.

Looking at his henchmen, General Absec said softly.

"You go outside and watch it for me."

"Yes."

Anwo gave a military salute, turned and walked outside the tent, and pulled down the curtain for the two of them.

"Sir, sit down as you like."

Hearing Absek's voice, the Warfield took off the hood of his cloak and walked straight in front of him and sat down.

"That's all there is to it."

Hearing this interesting answer, Absec laughed and said in a joking tone.

"This is a place to put miscellaneous items, there are tables, chairs and teapots, it's already good, you don't expect me to invite you to the military tent, and invite all the soldiers to have a long talk together."

Thinking about this playful sentence, the battlefield guy looked at him with a smile.

"Aren't you going to explain?"

"Explain what."

"Three thousand lives," the Warfield stared into his eyes, "it's not the same as promised." ”

"Huh...... And what about Orissa, and thousands of Orissa? I won't talk about the wolf cannon fodder who were coaxed to death, do you, as a foreigner, also think that we are only worthy of being slaves by birth? ”

Absec picked up the boiling teapot and calmly poured a pot of local Masu tea for himself and the pangolin sitting across from him.

This tea has a licorice aroma, smells slightly bitter, and tastes sweet, which is considered a cheap local hobby, and is very popular among the nobles and commoners, but the way of drinking and the amount of spices are different.

The Battlefield tried it once, but couldn't accept the strange smell of cough syrup mixed with ginger water.

In front of the pangolin, Absec took a sip and then looked at him who was silent.

"Mr. Pangolin, we are different from wastelanders like you, our roots are here, we love this land immensely, and in your eyes the thousand pillars are on our backs, and we know better than you that those thousand pillars are us...... Can you understand? ”

"I don't understand, and I'm not interested," glanced at the cup of tea on the table, and the Battlefield leaned forward a few inches closer, staring straight into Absec's eyes, "I want to know what you think, why did you betray Lord Banlot." ”

"Betrayal?" Absec scoffed, "I'm not one of his men, how can you say I'm betrayed?" ”

After a pause, he added.

"And it's not for me to say, you don't know what the situation of the civilian clique is in the legion, you don't even have a direct subordinate unit, and you use all the tattered pieces eliminated by the four major legions, what future can you have if you cooperate?"

Although he didn't want to speak for the Legion, the Warfield faithfully fulfilled his duty and said in a deep voice.

"At least we don't want your land."

"Haha, do you believe this?"

Absec laughed and continued.

"And just because you don't want it doesn't mean that others don't want it. Previously, when the empire was not dead, three of the thirteen states were sent out by Wu Camel and you, as well as Tiger Prefecture and Leopard Prefecture, two of which did not obey the call. How many more countries will Borneo have to be built? Thirteen? This is what will happen to you civilians! You say you don't want land, you want more than anyone else! ”

The Warfield said patiently.

"You can't blame all of the witch camel's problems on us, and Lord Benoit chose you because he wanted you to change the Empire—"

"Come on, you want a castrated dog, I don't understand you."

Absec pursed his lips and continued.

"The Southern Legion is not a good thing, they are the most vicious wolves, but I don't think it's a bad thing to follow them. If you follow them, you will have meat to eat, and if you follow your ass, you will only eat shit. ”

The Battlefield said in a deep voice.

"What benefits did he promise you other than overthrowing the empire."

Absec said without hesitation.

"Guns! Cannon! And ammunition! And the factories that produce these things! Only with these things can we stand and negotiate with you. ”

The Warfield asked.

"And at what cost? Since it was bought, the price is not cheap. ”

Absec continued.

"It's just Lion State, anyway, even if we don't give it, it doesn't make a difference, that place has always been in your hands."

The battlefield guy gasped and couldn't help but say.

"You're cutting meat to feed the wolf!"

Absec smiled, indifferent to Doyle.

"Wrong! Exchanging the land of one state for the tranquility of twelve states, this is the salvation of the curve! ”

What a curve to save the ...... I'm afraid that someone surnamed Wang will have to be an expert when he hears it.

The Warfield shook his head.

He didn't want to criticize this guy's naivety, after all, as a legion emissary, he didn't have a position to do so.

As an outsider, he speaks any big truth without backache, and he is not convincing at all.

When people are extremely hungry, they can eat even soil, and terminally ill people will not be taboo about chewing elixir or arsenic in their mouths.

He could only proceed from the facts and said patiently.

“…… You think too well of the Southern Legion, those people are different from us, and their ambitions will never be satisfied with just one state. They will take the Lion State first, and when you and the Empire are in a mess, they will approach step by step, and ask you for the Cow State, the Snake State, the Dog State, the Wolf State, and the Snake State......"

Absec sneered, but didn't take it to heart.

It's not that he hasn't thought about it, but it's not something to think about now.

What they want to do is get stronger!

And to get stronger at all costs!

After all, if the empire continues to weaken, it is only a matter of time before these states are taken away one after another, even if they don't want to give it, it won't help, no one will care about their voices.

Only when the empire is truly strong can they gain the capital to play with the various forces in the wasteland!

The people of Willant are not invincible, and there is no such thing in this world that cannot be defeated.

The Warfield knew that no amount of explanation to him would be empty talk, so he took a stack of photos from his bosom and gently placed them on the table.

"I know that there is no basis for what I say...... Then look at these. ”

Absec glanced at the photograph and frowned slightly at the sight of the artillery and heavy equipment.

"What is this?"

The Battlefield continued.

"This is the equipment deployed by the legion in Xifan Harbor, and I took a picture when I passed by there."

"In addition to this, three regiments ...... I mean the strength of the thousand-man squad has already arrived at the port. In addition, there is an airship and a team of 10,000 people on the way. ”

"Obviously they're ready to take over the Lion State completely. However, it is clear that it will not be necessary to take over the Lion State, and guess who this equipment is used against. ”

The expression on Absek's face stiffened slightly, although the stubbornness that hung between his eyebrows still said "It's none of my business".

“…… The Heavenly King's Army, but it doesn't matter, we'll draw a line with Yanush with a different banner later-"

The Warfield shook his head.

"It's so naïve, no matter how much you draw a line, whether you admit it or not is a matter of their words. By the time you're almost done killing each other, it's time for them to start asking for more. ”

After a pause, he added.

"But you think this equipment is for you, that's too much. I can't even use one-third of this amount against you, and I dare say that ninety percent of the rest is used against alliances and enterprises...... Or rather, to deter them. ”

"As for you, it's just a fire they set off, and when the weeds in this land are burned out, it's only a matter of minutes to pinch you to death."

As he said this, the Warfield suddenly smiled evilly.

"You probably don't know...... Actually, we have worked with Torch before. But then the torch got away and we felt threatened, so we moved our fingers and extinguished their little flames. ”

The sound struck Absech like a hammer on his heart, causing his eyes to darken for a moment.

However, it is difficult, if not impossible, to change a person's perception.

Like a victim of wire fraud, he was still stubborn, unwilling to believe the facts before him.

“…… This is just your speculation. ”

The Battlefield shook his head and stood up from his chair.

"Then pray that a group of wolves, who are more like wolves than you, will keep their promises at the end."

"We lost the game, and we shouldn't have given our chips to a bunch of speculators. But even though we lost, the gamble wasn't over yet, and if it was the Willantes who won in the end...... Such an outcome is not unacceptable to the civilian clique. ”

With that, he turned and walked to the door of the tent, and only as he reached the door did Absak suddenly stop him.

"Please, please wait a minute!"

The Warfield stopped and turned around, only to see the general standing up, beads of sweat the size of beans on his forehead, and his face full of struggle.

“…… What should I do? ”

He was finally scared.

Or rather, he finally realized that the fire ignited by their ambition was dragging themselves and the entire empire into an abyss with no bottom in sight.

"The fire has been lit, and we alone cannot extinguish it—"

Absec yelled in exasperation.

"So what the hell to do! Did Benoit send you here just to laugh at me?! ”

Looking at Absec, who was yelling, the Warfield raised his hands to signal him to calm down, and waited until his breathing calmed down before patiently continuing.

"Listen to me first...... Of course, the strength of our civilian clique alone is not enough, and the Eastern Army is too far from here. But adding alliances should be enough. ”

Absek's brain buzzed, and he was stunned.

“…… Coalition? ”

He struggled to squeeze the word out of his mouth, mainly because he didn't expect that it was actually a messenger from the legion who said it.

The battlefield sighed and made a helpless expression.

"We were also helpless, we had planned everything, but no one expected to run into a group of crazy people who were addicted to gambling. Now we can only control the fire with the help of our opponents. ”

Absek's expression was a little embarrassed, he knew that the madman he was referring to was himself and everyone in the same faction as him.

Perhaps, as he said, they did not listen to the persuasion of the Southern Army to gamble big, and they were far from being cornered as they are now.

"You just tell me what to do......"

The Battlefield said patiently.

"The ambassador of the alliance happens to be in this city, and they should have met Yanush...... But I believe they must be very, very dissatisfied with the current situation in Tiandu, or with Yanusz himself. ”

"At this time, it would be nice if someone could raise a more egalitarian flag...... In fact, the requirements of the Union are not high, as long as the abolition of slavery is satisfied, and the participation of the inhabitants in legislation and congresses can be taken slowly. ”

Absec looked at him with some bewilderment, wondering why an emissary from the Legion knew so much about the Alliance.

If it weren't for Master Bennott's prior telegram, he couldn't help but wonder if this guy would be a spy for the Alliance.

“…… Another flag? What's the difference between that and what we're going to do?! ”

The warlord rolled his eyes when he hated iron.

"Do you only listen to half of what people say? What about the part after another flag is erected? ”

"Or if I have to put it bluntly, you go and pull down that idiot named Yanush, overturn the case for the Japanese and the Moon, at least put on a posture of correcting the wrongs, and then immediately turn around and fall to the Alliance...... I don't say it well, but you've already changed jobs once anyway, and I don't think you would mind being a slave with three surnames. ”

"Then, you are to stop your invasion of the three northern states, the central elephant state, and the southern snake state...... Leave aside the areas already occupied, but the ongoing invasion must stop immediately! Then turn the muzzle of the gun and aim at the Southern Army that landed in Xifan Harbor! ”

"According to the agreement we have reached with the Alliance, the Alliance will exert its influence to prevent the warlords of Mammoth State, Golden Gallen Harbor, and Tiger State and Leopard State from taking advantage of the opportunity to do anything to you."

"At least until the Legion curtails its military presence in the East, you don't have to worry about being stabbed by your own people. And if the Southern Army tears its face and sends troops directly, the alliance will also take countermeasures equal to it. ”

"When it's all over, whether you want to continue your civil war or sit down and talk to the others, it's up to you......"

"The Alliance's side is still saying that the survivors of Borneo should decide their own destiny, and they are not going to force you to follow the exact same path as them...... Of course, I don't like to hear them fart, but that's not a good thing for you. ”

After a pause, he added.

"As for us...... To be honest, we've been a little disheartened. Even if the previous cooperation is still valid, it will probably be done in a different way. ”

The second half of the sentence was said by Bennott, and probably from the heart.

Although Penny still blames her father, the Battlefield still has to say a few words to the point for the old man who is trying to turn the tide.

Compared to the belligerent Willant maniacs, that guy actually has one of the few consciences, and would rather cut off one of his arms than hold down the Southern Legion.

It's not an exaggeration to say that this guy is the last error correction mechanism of the Legion.

At least, he knows how to stop losses.

Absec stared at the guy with wide eyes, like he was looking at a madman who was even crazier than himself.

But—

He pondered it in his heart, and it seemed that this was indeed the only way he had left to live.

He stretched out his trembling index finger and touched the bridge of his nose, then picked up the teacup on the table and poured the cold tea in one gulp.

As if he had finally calmed down, he looked at the messenger named Pangolin and asked in a mixed voice.

"That'...... What name will we change? Or call it the Borneo Union? ”

The Battlefield said without thinking.

"It's better for you to talk to someone from the alliance about this, I can't give you advice."

Absec reached out and patted himself on the head, nodding hurriedly.

“…… Yes, yes, yes, I have to talk to the representatives of the alliance, how did I forget. ”

As he spoke, he smiled embarrassedly and rubbed his hands together to resolve embarrassment.

"My memory...... I almost forgot, you're an emissary of the Legion, and you'll have to talk to the Alliance's representatives about this. ”

Hearing this, the battlefield's face suddenly darkened.

"Are you questioning my loyalty to His Majesty the Marshal?"

Seeing that the other party was in a posture of wanting to duel with him, Absec hurriedly paid for it.

"Don't dare, don't dare! I didn't mean that, don't get me wrong. ”

"Huh...... No matter what you mean, I've said what I need to say anyway, and it's up to you to see if you're dead or alive. ”

The Warfield glared at him warningly, and then walked out of the tent with the kind goodbye gaze.

Anwo, who was standing outside the tent smoking a cigarette, saw the pangolin coming out of the door, and hurriedly led him to the side gate of the barracks, escorted all the way with a green light.

After sending the pangolin away, he hurried back to the tent where General Absech was staying, and couldn't help but ask.

"Your Excellency...... What do you mean by the Legion? ”

Absec looked at him incomprehensibly.

“…… The water here is too deep, don't ask if you shouldn't ask, I'll tell you what to do. ”

Realizing that he was too anxious, Anwo quickly lowered his head.

"Yes!"

Not in the mood to educate this guy.

Absec looked away from his henchman and looked at the dark night sky outside the tent, narrowing his eyes slightly.

The heavens of this day......

It looks like it's going to change again.

(End of chapter)