In the battle hall of the Newsar Heraldic Management Office, the atmosphere was as heavy as substance.

The empire was a huge "factory", and the relationship between the colonies and the capital was much closer than the normal factory assembly line. Without other colonies, the industrial structure of a single colony could hardly support its functioning as a "civilized society". And without Orin, the command is in the middle of the coordination, and it is difficult for the colonies to communicate privately and exchange resources and services.

Such work generally needs to pass through the transit port of Oilon before it can be transported. All goods, raw materials, and services produced by the colonies need to be transported to Orin first, and then to the colonies.

And now, Newsal is directly isolated from the imperial colonial system. According to the provisions of the Empire's Interstellar Transportation Act, ships that do not have permission to reconnect will be directly considered smugglers.

All colonial garrisons, Imperial Naval Fleets, and even armed civilian ships can launch attacks on ships that have not been approved for the month. All cargo on board, as well as the ship itself, is not protected by imperial law and can be obtained by attackers.

In other words, after the revocation of the Flip Permit, all of Newsar's ships will face the hostility of all humans in the entire universe as soon as they leave the landing field.

Newsal was effectively isolated from the entire imperial colonial system, and without warning, out of sudden isolation. What's worse is that there is no foreseeable time limit for such isolation.

Although Newsal has generally moved away from the effects of the cold winter, food production is still struggling to sustain local demand in Newsal. Although the planet does not have a large tilt of rotation, its orbit is relatively "elliptical". Therefore, when Newsar orbits to aphelion, the temperature of the entire planet decreases considerably. This means that Newsal can't have at least twice a year to harvest food like other agricultural planets.

In Newsar, there is never enough food. About half of the food in the entire colony depended on exports from other colonies.

"The first thing I do now is to send out the letter immediately and ask the Orin Heraldry Administration to give them a clear time for re-granting permission." In this dreary air that could suffocate people, Dussander gave his first order.

"Mr. Lord, this is the information you requested." The others began to arrange the take-off and landing of the special shuttle ship at the post office, and Dussand's side also received the result of the initial request to "find out the situation of all the marquis's family and secret guards", "There are still three people on the list who cannot be traced, and we are carrying out further searches." ”

A printed report was sent to Dussand, with three names printed on it, and the names were very intimately printed on the back of their relationship with Lafayette.

[Marquess Lafayette, wife of Lafayette]

[Baron Edion, son of Lafayette]

[Jean Duval, Privy Council Guard, Head of the Marquis's Guard.] 】

You can see what is going on at a glance at this character configuration, and Dussaint has the intention to let them go, but ...... The present situation does not allow any mercy on the part of Dussand.

"Take two action teams and go outside Knights' Street." After roughly estimating the time, Dussander ordered a three-block blockade around the bazaar, "to check passers-by to see if they can be caught—once they have been identified, don't be rude, just say that I invited them over." ”

It is no secret that Monsieur Marquis and the Confederation are close. If his wife and children were to seek emergency refuge in a situation where the Empire was already furious enough to blockade Newsar, the only force in the entire universe willing to provide refuge was the Federation.

As for the Alliance...... They might be more than happy to take advantage of the blockade of Newsar to launch an attack on the other colonies.

If you want to go to the Federation on weekdays, you need to use the power of the bazaar to achieve it. Now that Newsal is blocked, if they want to escape the Empire, the Federation is probably the only place that can help.

"My lord, do you just need to block it?" The red-clothed postman who received the order had some opinions on Dussand's order, "If there is a high probability that these three fugitives will appear in this area, we can directly organize people to clean up all the rooms in this area one by one." ”

"Are they fugitives?" Dusson glanced at the young red-clad postman, then lowered his head again and read the report, "Then you can explain to me which of the laws of the Empire they have violated?" ”

The question stopped the young red-clad postman.

"Neither Newsal nor Orin has a court handed down a verdict against Monsieur Marquis. Moreover, the Privy Council has not issued an order to deprive the Marquis of title until now. In other words, Monsieur Marquis is still a nobleman, and his family is not yet wanted - under what name do you arrest them? Attempted treason? Dussander shook his head and sighed, "We are the loyal sword of His Majesty the Emperor, which means that our every move will be understood by others as His Majesty's intentions." Your Majesty's glory must not have any dirt, and you must pay attention to whether your actions are lawful or not. ”

Truth be told, the marquis's wife and children attempted to abscond from a foreign country under the protection of the chief of the guards...... In normal times, this is of course an extremely bad incident. But in the current situation, it is not so important.

The cause of the Marquis's death is a mystery, and he is saddled with a bunch of fatal charges, and his deprivation of title is already a certainty, and the only possible uncertainty is when the order will be sent from Orin to Newsar with the approval of His Majesty the Emperor.

There was only one thing Dussart couldn't figure out right now - he wasn't sure if he was going to try to overturn the case for the Marquis. After all, Orin's heraldic management office is too rough to do, and every corner seems to be in a hurry and loopholes.

But the more this happened, the more Dussander himself did not dare to move. If even he can see that there is a problem here, then I'm afraid that the forty-two colonial stars of the entire empire, Aika, plus Orin Aika himself, can see it.

But Orin did it anyway, and with impunity.

Truth be told, if it hadn't been for the assault on the command, Dussander would have felt that it might have been a political upside. But the naval command in orbit in the capital is also involved in political dumping...... It's too expensive.

A marquis of Newsar, how could he let Orin take the lives of the naval headquarters and a dozen men, plus a shuttle ship and the life of the director of Newsar Ekka?

There was so much confusion that Dussander didn't dare to act rashly. He could only choose the safest option and wait and see.

"In short, if you find these three, you must not directly forcibly bring them back." Dussander whispered to the young red-clad postman in front of him, "Please—it's like inviting them to a noble ball in Aika." ”

The young man was stunned for a moment, then nodded very confidently and said, "I see, the kind of dance party with blades on the ground, right?" Rest assured, I'll get things done – the knives and guns won't be exposed, and they won't scare passers-by......"

"I understand your size!" Dussaint was immediately furious, jumped up and smashed the document in his hand directly on the head of the "smart" red-clothed postman, "No guns, no knives, no ropes!" Go and politely invite someone back to me! ”

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In addition to arranging the operation, Dussander also wrote several letters out.

The first letter was addressed to Androni. As Speaker of the House of Commons of Newsal, she symbolized the authority of Newsar as a whole of self-government, and also held the position of Convener of the Marquis Caucus. Next, Androni should be given access to the Heraldic Administration and access to information at the same time as Dussand.

The second letter was sent to the Governor of the Colonial Hall of Newsal. The office of Governor General was primarily symbolic in the Imperial colonial system, and unless His Majesty the Emperor sent an envoy, Mr. Governor represented the authority of the Emperor in Newsal.

The third letter was sent to the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Army in Newsal. The fourth letter was sent to Duchamp. The navy and the army are the foundation of Newsar's defense - they can't make a mess.

All four letters briefly explained the situation facing Newsal and included a temporary visitor permit.

In the Newsar Heraldic Office, Dussart invited the four people who could decide almost everything about Newsar to come and discuss the next course of action.

It stands to reason that it would not be Aika's turn to intervene in the matter of "negotiating the next direction of the colony". But now the situation is special, and Dussander has to do something earth-shattering.

In the entire colony, only the Newsal Heraldic Authority was able to obtain information from the outside world in a timely manner, and at the same time be able to send news of Newsal - the red-painted post office ships were naturally protected by imperial law and were not to be attacked by anyone.

In addition to inviting these people to come over for a meeting as soon as possible, Dussander also asked the red-clad postman to help him do two "personal things".

He wrote an order to his Belford automaker ordering the automaker to stop all orders and moss all raw materials from that day on.

The wages of the workers were paid as usual, and the training of the armored corps was the same. Moreover, not only the existing armored corps had to be trained, but all workers working in the factories were also required to participate in military training on the days when the order was discontinued.

The second order was sent to Rosen, in which Dusson demanded that Rosen [immediately gather all armed security guards and issue them with weapons, ammunition, and related equipment. There must not be the slightest problem with the security of the upper Albin, and if you encounter a gang or a criminal committing a crime, you can open fire directly after the two warnings are ineffective. 】

Three quarters of an hour later, the two of them arrived in the building of the Newsar article management office. Androni seemed to be in slightly better shape, probably because she had been woken up, and although she looked tired, she was at least still awake.

But the state of the army commander is not so ...... Optimistic. Colonel Philip, commander-in-chief of the Army in Newsal, looked as if he had not yet sobered up—his face had the characteristic blush of a drunkard, his eyes were glazed, and he had a pungent smell of alcohol.

"It's not going to work." Dussander frowned and glanced at Colonel Philip, then said to the red-clad postman beside him, "Go and help Mr. Colonel sober up." ”

The two red-clad postmen dragged the colonel to the dungeon, not because they were planning to torture the colonel. Deep in the dungeon of the Heraldic Administration is a cellar where a large amount of ice is stored.

It's just right for decanting.

After arranging the colonel, Dussander took Androni to the war room of the heraldic management office, and he said to his mother helplessly, "The matter is more urgent, so I can only ask you to come over - when the matter is done, I will definitely accompany you to the church to go to the bad luck." ”

Androni smiled slightly, "I'll talk about this later, why are you in such a hurry to come to me?" The Marquis thing? ”

"It's a lot worse than that." Dussander sighed and said, "Orin has canceled all Newsar Shuttle jump permits, and we are isolated from the entire colonial trading system. ”

Androni's eyes suddenly became nervous.

"The news has just arrived, and we have submitted a request to Olin in the hope that they will at least give an accurate time frame for the re-granting of the permit." Dussander whispered, "Until then, in order to ensure the stability of the colony, I propose to impose rationing and a total curfew throughout Newsar. Control the rate at which goods we can't produce are consumed, and keep your colonies as safe as possible...... In particular, it is necessary to limit the consumption of food, for it is impossible for us to feed the 284 million people in the entire colony with the present reserves and production capacity of Newsar. ”