The southern border of the empire.

Snow Crystal City.

As the crossroads between the Empire and the City of Celestials, the city has long played an important role and is often a must for merchants.

One of the two most critical branches of the Dragon Chamber of Commerce is located here.

Recently, however, an inexplicable tension has crept in.

This evening.

In the border military area, the young soldiers of the ordnance station returned to maintain as usual after the exercise.

"It's the end of March, and it's still so cold."

A recruit counted the bullets and grumbled in a low voice.

"Just get used to it, newcomer."

Several veterans laughed.

"Anyway, where did you come from? I heard that mysterious events have happened in many places recently, and a large number of people have died tragically, is your hometown okay? ”

One of the veterans asked casually by dipping cotton in special gun polish and smearing it on the surface of the flintlock pistol.

When the recruit heard the inquiry, he couldn't help but be shocked.

His mood was suddenly low.

"My grandfather and my little sister are dead, and they are dying very miserably, and the officials at the police station say that it is the evil god 'King of Clothes' who is spreading darkness...... He was the one who killed my loved ones. ”

The recruit pretended to be calm, picked up a flintlock pistol, and learned from the veteran to apply cotton dipped in gun oil.

"I don't know why, wasn't He a human being in the first place? Or the clergy of the Orthodox Church, and now they are slaughtering innocent civilians...... Why didn't the sun god punish Him? Why can't His Majesty help Him? ”

The recruit spoke, his tone choked, his hands shook, and the cotton was stained with more gun oil and sprinkled on the flintlock pistol.

The veterans looked at each other.

"Hey, recruit, that's enough."

One of the older ones stood up, came over and took over the work from the recruits, and said, half comfortingly and half admonishingly:

"This is the Imperial Army, even if you are dissatisfied with Your Majesty, don't say it, if it reaches the ears of Captain Aloma, you will be dragged to the shooting range tomorrow...... Give it to me, you've got a lot of gun-oil, and you'll be able to slip on the battlefield. ”

The recruit looked stunned and immediately took a deep breath.

"Thank you."

At this moment, a hurried whistle came from outside the armory.

Beep beep –

The faces of the recruits and veterans suddenly changed.

The radio then rang out in Captain Aloma's deep voice:

"Emergency! There is a pollution anomaly in the No. 2 playground, and the soldiers of the third squadron have turned into insect people and need support! Repeat......"

"Let's go!"

"Hurry up and help!"

The soldiers in the armory picked up their guns and ammunition and left one after another, heading towards the No. 2 playground.

The flintlock pistol, which had not yet been wiped clean and was full of gun oil, was casually leaned against the box by the veteran......

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Following.

Xuejing City Border Iron Network Area.

An imperial soldier who was on duty on the tower of the guard box was bored smoking a cigarette, and suddenly, his face changed, and he quickly threw away the cigarette butt in his hand and picked up the radio to inform the rear.

In the woods, a group of strange troops came from the south.

The Imperial Army was immediately on alert, and a total of hundreds of people, both openly and secretly, raised their guns and aimed at them.

A moment later.

A middle-aged officer dressed in a snow-white coat, supported by several guards, slowly came to the foot of the tower.

His beret is engraved with a star motif representing the city of glittering rites.

Observers of the Imperial military couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"It is the Frontier Major General of the City of Celestial Rites, Volwick, who has been invited by General Mateo to discuss important matters...... Help transfer Captain Aroma to receive her. ”

"Roger."

In the darkroom behind the sentry tower, several observers communicate by radio.

And yet at this moment.

Bang –

A gunshot broke the silence.

"What's going on?"

"Who fired the shot?!"

"Report immediately!"

Under the shocked gaze of hundreds of border imperial soldiers.

Major General Warwick, who came from the City of Shimmering Rites, fell straight down, a huge bloody hole in his chest, and the snow-white coat was instantly stained red with blood.

The Shuoli military was in an uproar.

"This ...... This?! ”

On the tower of the sentry box, an Imperial soldier looked in horror at the flintlock pistol in his hand, the muzzle of the gun emitting green smoke, and the trigger was slowly dripping with gun oil.

"I didn't mean to! It's the gun that went off! ”

"Damn it!"

"Private Frano, do you know what you did?!"

"Inform the General!!"

The armies of both sides blew up.

Bang!

I don't know who fired another shot, as if it was the fuse, igniting the emotions of both sides, and finally a terrifying reaction occurred.

Bang bang bang!!

Suddenly, a burst of gunfire rang out, accompanied by a roaring explosion, and the Shuoli military turned on their backs, and in less than a few minutes, they were all wiped out.

Not much.

General Matteo of the Imperial Army hurried over, and almost vomited blood when he saw the mess and corpses outside the iron net.

"Damn! You all give a damn damn of you!! ”

He was full of muscles, and he looked up and shouted angrily.

Originally, I planned to discuss the border pollution with my old friend to get some help, but I didn't expect the two sides to exchange fire inexplicably, and Warwick died directly here......

There is no way to explain this.

The City of Celebrity would only think that this was a premeditated ambush by the Empire.

At such a tense time for the Empire, this matter is highly likely to provoke an even greater conflict!

Shocked and furious, Mateo immediately turned around and hurried to the headquarters without stopping, intending to report the situation to the Sun Crown.

Yet that night.

Tens of thousands of Shuoli troops attacked violently, taking the imperial border defenses by surprise.

Snow Crystal City fell in just half a day.

What's even more appalling.

The local shelter was backstabbed by the Cult of the Stars, and all but a few investigators, including the team leader Staffan, were killed.

In this raid, two women were unfortunately killed by stray bullets, and their deaths were like raindrops falling into the ocean, without making any waves.

Like the more than 2,000 civilians who died innocently, no one cared......

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The main city of the flower state, the city of sunflowers.

The Council of the Seven States, which oversaw the affairs of the entire empire, was held here.

Early in the morning.

In the huge council hall in the center of the city, nearly 100 members of the council are discussing fiercely.

"In the western region, the new state has been invaded by the Beelzebub Kingdom, and in the southern region, the army of the capital of Shuoli has even captured six cities led by Snow Crystal City!"

"It is unforgivable that the two vassal countries have openly torn up the agreement and attacked the territory of the empire without authorization!"

"We must pay with blood!"

"Don't use force without permission, the empire is suffering from the poison of the 'King of Clothes', hundreds of millions of civilians are dying tragically, and the inquisition, the asylum, the security center, and a dozen departments are powerless to stop the spread of unrest, even if they are overloaded...... The order of more than 200 cities in the Wasteland, Worm Country, Gem State and other regions has collapsed, and starting a war under such circumstances will only drag the empire down! ”

"Seconded! Mainly to appease! Try to keep the empire running! ”

"Andrei the Great established the country by force and unified the continent, we must not show cowardice to the enemy, we must return the color!"

There was a lot of arguing in the chamber.

What's more, the grumpy legislators even rolled up their sleeves and prepared to fight.

At this time, the host on the high platform, the Marquis of Rechitrisur, who had royal blood, an old man with gray hair but good spirits, said solemnly:

"Silence! According to the process of the Seven States Conference, the topic should be decided by voting, and the final result should be reported to the Sun Royal Family, which will be personally reviewed by the Sun King! ”

The legislators fell silent.

With irreconcilable emotions, each put their own tickets into the box next to the handrail.

Among them, a senior congressman named Cram was staring at the second column of the ticket, which read "Support for war".

"Liliska, Martha......"

Crumb closed his eyes, his wife and daughter in his mind.

They were brutally murdered by the Shimmer military, which provoked Cram's resentment.

When he opened his eyes again, his eyes were red, his hands trembled, and he used a red marker to paint the box at the end of the second column red, and then threw it into the ballot box.

A moment later.

The staff sent the collected bearer tickets to the high platform, where the Marquis of Leech personally counted them.

The end result –

65 votes not for waging war, 66 votes for waging war!

There was an uproar in the chamber.

The old marquis stopped several times before he suppressed his voice.

He said in a deep voice:

"I will report the results of the meeting to the royal family, and His Majesty the Sun King will make the decision himself......"

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"Your Majesty, the situation in the Empire is urgent, and the proposal submitted by the Council of the Seven States is a good choice...... Perhaps we can take advantage of the war between the Kingdom of Beelzebub and the Capital of Shimmer to temporarily divert internal conflicts. ”

Tourmaline Kloster, in the conference hall of the Sun King's Palace, Judge McCollin said in a deep voice.

At the table sat the head of the Church of the Seven Gods, except for the vacant seat of the Cult of the Stars, the faces of the rest of the high-ranking people were covered with clouds, especially Archbishop Tuke of the Sun Church.

In the current Church of the Sun, the Pope has fallen, and there are only four archbishops left in the Seminary of the Sun, and the strength of the top is greatly reduced.

It can even be said that the Sun Church, which was originally the strongest of the Seven Gods Church, has now fallen to the bottom.

After a battle in the spirit realm, except for the Church of the Moon, the School of the Mad Guys, and the Council of Generosity, the rest of the Church of the Seven Gods suffered heavy losses.

The people in charge are all worried.

On the main seat, a middle-aged man with blond hair in a white plain robe sits upright.

Even if the face is calm, it also contains the momentum of not being angry and self-imposing.

"Rejected."

Andrei the Great said lightly.

The people in charge didn't dare to make suggestions, but silently bowed their heads.

However, at this moment, the chief steward Babaye walked to the side of the Sun King with an anxious face, buried his head deeply, and handed out a document with both hands.

He said in a trembling voice:

"Your Majesty, there is urgent information from Lin Bang...... The army of the Kingdom of Byron invaded, the madman school 'Comet Cluster' dispatched five archmages, the main city of Lin Bang was occupied, and Farric was killed in battle. ”

Swish!

All the high-ranking people present turned their heads and stared at the old man in the seat of the madman school.

Hernandez lifted his glasses and smiled meaningfully.

Boom –

A golden light fell.

Hernandez was enveloped on the spot, and his avatar, and even the chair, were burned to ashes.

Andrei the Great's face was expressionless, and he slowly lowered his index finger.

The high-ranking people present were shocked.

A thought came to mind invariably -

War is coming......

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Beyond the world, indulge in the winery.

Next to the carved window, a man in a tuxedo with a ponytail raises his wine glass and greets the window.

He chuckled.

"Wonderful story, respect for the ...... of King Cang"

Jingling!

The sound of crisp wine glasses clashing.

Chen Lun sat on the White Throne and slowly lowered the glass.

He took a sip of hot milk and turned his head to look down at the world.

His eyes are indifferent, reflecting countless armies, players ready to attack, and many high-ranking people.

"The third step, the king of the cangyi descends and participates in the hunt ......"

(End of chapter)