While the city of Angry Waves is stirring up new waves due to the Soaring-class steam airship accident, news of Potleme's death reaches the Tedgar Hills.

The Tedegar Hills in the southwestern part of the empire were the fiefdoms of the Celtic dukes and a barbarian settlement. Unlike the great epochal changes that are changing with each passing day in the outside world, the barbarians of the Tedgar Hills continue to live in the old traditions, and nothing seems to have changed in a hundred years.

Slash-and-burn farming, animal husbandry and hunting.

At the same time, military training is being carried out.

The barbarians are a militarized race, they are strictly selected from birth, and only strong babies are allowed to survive. By the age of three, the barbarian child was to be trained and indoctrinated with loyalty to the Duke of Celts.

The seven-year-old barbarian was a full-fledged soldier and joined the tribal army for more rigorous training.

Although the Barbarians of the Tedgar Hills have always been small in number, they are very strong warriors for both men and women, young and old.

Once the Barbarian Legion was the warhammer of the Golden Shield Empire, and no matter how stubborn the enemy was, he only needed to send the Barbarian Legion to smash it. Just now...... The new aristocracy rises, and the old aristocracy declines.

The power of the royal family has never been stronger in the history of the empire, and the balance of the empire is tilting. The absence of a hereditary aristocrat in the current Imperial Cabinet shows how far the Emperor has become estranged from his former allies.

The old aristocracy, with the Brotherhood of Blades as the core, was unwilling to withdraw from the stage of history like this, and they were also worried that the royal family would eventually deal with these countries within a country. Many hereditary nobles with fiefs were preparing for a possible civil war.

The Duke of Celtic was the leading figure of this old aristocracy.

Howl City is the capital of the Tedgar Hills and the spiritual sustenance of the barbarians. The attacking barbarians did not build walls for their war howls, believing that if the enemy attacked them, it meant that all the barbarians of the Tedgar Hills were killed, and a wall was of no use at that time.

However, the barbarians built the castle of the Duke of Celts, which is a symbol of honor, to the fullest, and brought the rough wind of the barbarians into full play.

The subterranean area of Celtic Castle is heavily guarded, and is the headquarters of the Abyss Temple, where Abyss Mages can study the mystical techniques they want without restrictions.

The Duke of Celtic, who learned of the death of Potlem, went underground to discuss with the First Apostle Victor what to do.

The Duke of Celtic had a more athletic physique than the average barbarian, and he wore a magnificent old-fashioned aristocratic robe, wearing a ducal crown. A slightly gray beard, which is very beautifully groomed.

The Duke was followed by two retinues, one of whom held a scepter that was both a symbol of power and a heavy weapon, and the other of the retinue returned from the city of the Rags.

The underground areas of the castle are lit with torches and braziers, and abyssal mages dressed in characteristic robes can be seen everywhere. Some of them are humans, some are savages, and some are other races...... They are all drawn to the abyss and are determined to throw themselves into it.

Along the way, Erguya reports to the Duke of Celtic about what she had encountered in Angry Waves.

Told a lot about clear skies, meteorites, and Viscount Iscoran.

"Lord Duke...... Viscount Iscollan turned his back on the Brotherhood, and Harriman's death was directly related to him. Now Iscoran and Detective Meteorite are very close, and Meteorite is an important nail planted by Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess in Fury Waves. ”

The Duke of Celtic was very kingly, and said calmly: "Iscollan is a very capable young nobleman, but his family fief has long been integrated with the city of angry waves. His interests are different from ours, and his demands are different from ours, so it is normal that they cannot go together.

Many of the Brotherhood of Blades are in the same situation as him, who have long since lost the courage and duty left by their ancestors, believing that they can survive by groveling.

In fact, it is in our favor that the royal family and the new nobles fight in the Raging Waves, and I only care about the Book of Calamity, which has to do with how strong my barbarian legions can be.

Is the Book of Calamity still in the hands of the Elven Clear Sky? ”

Erguya followed the Duke of Celtic and walked through the underground passages.

"Yes, Lord Duke. The informant we bought sent out the message that the Book of Calamity had been in the hands of the Elven Clear Sky since it appeared. Dean Willred didn't, and had no intention of asking for it...... He said that the Elven Sky was safe to use the Book of Calamity. ”

"Safe use of the Book of Calamity?" The Duke of Celtic paused and asked Erguya, "Are you sure?" ”

"Not sure, no one has ever seen Clear Sky use the Book of Calamity, it was all said by Dean Wilred, it is possible that he is lying."

Duke Celtic continued to walk forward: "The appearance of the Book of Calamity, as well as the deaths of the two Abyss Apostles, have disrupted our plans, listen to what Victor has to say. ”

In a mystical laboratory, Duke Celtic met with the First Apostle Victor.

Even though they had seen it countless times, it was still difficult for the Duke of Celtic to distinguish these apostles from their appearance, and the influence of the abyss made them all have shriveled skin and red eyes.

However, Victor's temperament is very unique.

With that strong scholarly demeanor, it's easy to ignore his appearance. If you talk to him, you will fall into admiration for his rich knowledge.

"Mr. Victor." The Duke of Celtic saluted Victor very politely, which was a sign of respect for the strong.

Victor was in a bad mood, he invited the Duke of Celtic to sit down, and then said, "I know the purpose of your visit, and I have received the news of the death of Portleme. It surprised me, as well as Harriman......

Together, we opened the Abyss and created the Abyss Temple together. Over the past 100 years, we have sat together countless times to discuss our own mystical research. However, in this short period of time, I completely lost two of my best friends.

The opponent is strong. ”

The Duke of Celtic said: "I express my deep condolences on the passing of the two Abyss Apostles. They are also my dear friends and my teachers.

Now I'd like to hear what the Abyss Temple's next plans are? Is it to continue to recover the Book of Calamity? Raging Waves is more dangerous than we expected...... My men are doing their best to investigate the background of the clear sky. ”

Victor said, "The Book of Calamity is the subject of the secret art that opens the abyss, and we have been trying to make another Book of Calamity for so many years, but all of them have failed...... There is no substitute for it.

If you want to have an army of barbarians blessed by the power of the Abyss, you must help us obtain the Book of Calamity. ”

"But my relationship with you has been exposed." Duke Celtic said worriedly, "A member of the Brotherhood of Blades in Fury Waves discovered the relationship between Erguya and Harriman and told the Imperial Intelligence Bureau about it, and now Your Majesty must have known about our cooperation."

He had long been wary of me, and it was highly likely that war would break out early. I hope that the Abyss Temple will focus on preparing for me at this time, rather than spending time on Raging Waves...... The death of the two apostles of the abyss is an unbearable loss for us. ”

This time, the Duke of Celt came to see Victor in order to persuade him to temporarily give up retrieving the Book of Calamity. Each Abyss Apostle is the top combat power on his side, and he broke two in Angry Waves City in vain, making the Duke of Celt feel distressed to death.

Although Victor had the Book of Calamity in his heart, he could not help but admit that what the Duke of Celt said was reasonable. Howl City is the home base of the Abyss Temple, and it is with the support of the Duke of Celtic that the Abyss Temple has been able to develop. And the barbarians' attitude towards life and death has made this a fertile ground for the study of the secret arts of the abyss mages.

The Abyss Temple cannot afford to lose here, and if the Imperial Civil War has to be fought, the Abyss Mage must fight for the Barbarians.

"I already know what you mean. The mystery and great strength of the elven clear sky should cause us to warn. The Abyss Temple's investigation of the Book of Calamity has moved to the investigation stage, and we need to find out the identity of Clear Sky before making a plan.

I will summon the Abyss Mages of the Diaspora to fight Howl City. Even without the Book of Calamity, we can create a mighty army of barbarians for you. ”

"Thank you, Mr. Victor...... I will also unleash my power in Raging Waves to investigate the Elven Sky for you. ”

At this time, Luke didn't know that because he changed the plot, the Imperial Civil War, which should have been fought five years later, had the possibility of breaking out in advance.

Now all he thinks about is how to fight a victory in Fury Waves.

The spies of the Secret Intelligence Bureau of Haijiao District are like a wild dog that has gone berserk, biting the Changxiang-class hydrogen airship accident and not letting go. After all, their detective was on a burning airship at the time, and it was only natural that the Imperial agents would go berserk.

The Haijiao District Secret Intelligence Bureau sues the City Alchemist Association for murder and collects evidence everywhere. In order to compete with the Alchemist Association for the wreckage of the airship, Shelley and the Einsatzgruppen put on a posture of not hesitating to start a war, sealed off all the areas where the wreckage might fall, and organized a carpet search in the Cape District.

In the city of Angry Waves, all the subordinate institutions of the Alchemist Association related to the research and development of hydrogen airships have been frequently visited by Imperial agents. In particular, the personnel directly involved in arranging the Changxiang-class airship as the dueling arena were forcibly taken away for interrogation.

The secret intelligence bureau of Haijiao District relied on itself to be the bitter master, and exercised its privileges unscrupulously. The City Alchemist Association is a congenital loss, they not only have to deal with difficult lawsuits, but the hydrogen airship accident has already made them anxious.

How does hydrogen with stabilizers burn up?

How to make up for the damage caused by the incident?

How to rebuild society's trust in the safety of hydrogen airships?

A large number of follow-up investigations of the accident are waiting for the City Alchemist Association to do, but not only the wreckage of the airship has no clue due to the scramble of the secret intelligence bureau in the Cape District, but those who have direct contact with the Changxiang-class hydrogen airship have been arrested.

If you want to check, you can't check it at all.

If you can't get the truth and data, you can't do the image of the hydrogen airship to save public relations.

For a whole month, the City Alchemist Guild was in this trouble. During this period, the City Council made a major adjustment to the Haijiao Port Renovation Project.

The previous decision to hand over the project to the Saxon project was withdrawn, and the project was handed over to the local engineering company in the Cape District...... Yanyang Group.

Get a small win first.

Luke continued to lead his subordinates to pressure and harass the City Alchemist Association in all directions, and did not give the other party any respite within the scope of the hydrogen airship.

In the major newspapers of Angry Waves, the hydrogen airship flight accident and the murder of the City Alchemist Association have alternated headlines. From time to time, Detective Meteor was interviewed about how he had a tragic duel with Edgar on the Burning Airship.

For most city dwellers, eating melons is flying these days; For newspapers, as long as there is information about the meteorite detective, the newspaper of the day is guaranteed to sell out. Detective Meteorite has simply become a traffic password, and major newspapers rack their brains to get information related to Detective Meteorite.

But for those who have invested in hydrogen airships, every day is an ordeal. I knew that my heart would hurt when I saw the relevant news, but I couldn't help but not read it.

They wanted to know if there was a way to save the hydrogen airship project, but the City Alchemist Guild didn't even let out a decent fart, and didn't even explain how the airship burned down.

Disappointment turned to despair.

When I saw that the Haijiao District Secret Intelligence Bureau had told the City Alchemist Association to be so hilarious, I felt a sense of pleasure in my heart.

Jomington was released by Clear Sky after the city council re-assigned the Cape Harbor renovation project to the Burning Sun Group.

At this time, in the context of the anxiety of the whole city, he has become a neglected existence. Jomington was also very low-key, hiding in his room, not going to anyone and not seeing anyone.

Every day, I read the newspaper and listen to the news collected by my subordinates.

He could see that Detective Meteorite was holding back his strength in the Changxiang-class hydrogen airship accident and chasing after the City Alchemist Association. Even though the parliament was pressured to change the relevant resolution of Haijiao Port, he still refused to give up.

It seems that it is just to take a bad breath and take the opportunity to stand up for himself.

But Jomington always felt that things were not as simple as they seemed, and Detective Meteorite did things...... Appearances were never his goal.

Jomington synthesized the information gathered by all parties and tried to find the true plan of Detective Meteorite this time, but he never got the point.

It was impossible for him not to know that he had done this in addition to disgusting the City Alchemist Association, and it was impossible for him to really convict him of murder. So what is he doing his best to interfere with the City Alchemist Guild now?

Jominton couldn't see anything in the meteorite and turned his attention to his allies.

Viscount Iscoran, Councilor Ibur, and Lady Mihir not only did not stop the meteor from doing so, but actively used the resources at their disposal to help.

It's not in their interest.

Meteorite doesn't have much to do with the City Alchemist Guild, he can do whatever he wants, but these three people are different.

In particular, if you offend the City Alchemist Association, it is equivalent to smashing your own job. But Councillor Ibur jumped up and down, jumping the most energetically.

Where did he get the confidence?

Or...... He knew that if what Detective Meteorite did was done, he wouldn't have to fear retribution from the City Alchemist Guild.

In other words, Detective Meteor wants to abolish the City Alchemist Association!

Jomington broke out in a cold sweat at his conclusion.

Is this possible?

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