The sun sets, the sun sets.

In the distant sky, the red sun seemed to melt, and the sun's blood spread in the sea of clouds, reflecting a large area of magnificent blood red.

In the depths of the palace, the killing did not arrive here.

But the maids who came and went were cautious, silent, and did not dare to make too much noise.

They are not ignorant of what is going on outside.

Whether it was the screams and wails that kept ringing out, or the blood-red aura that crept in, it was enough to show that an extremely terrible change had taken place outside the palace.

And they are just maids, and they are at a loss for a while, and they don't know what to do.

However, the habits cultivated over the years have almost penetrated into their bones.

Most of the maids continued to carry out their duties as before.

After all, in their opinion, no matter who the owner of the palace is replaced, they will always need their own people to do the small work.

But even so, there is still a lingering anxiety in my heart, fearing that I will meet with disaster.

Only a few maids were very bold, and while they were shouting outside, they took some of the treasures and jewels in the palace, and sneaked out of the palace.

It's just that they were greeted by a chaotic scene.

Rather, it was rows and rows of soldiers waiting for them, their cold gazes almost piercing their bodies.

Before he could cry for mercy, he was shot dead on the spot.

The slender and delicate body was layered on top of each other with those corpses.

The nobles had blocked all the exits to the palace, and even the birds could not pass, and when they took off, they would crash headfirst into the improvised circle.

When the dust settled, the soldiers were ordered to clean up the battlefield, and then warlocks came to rain down and wash the blood.

After a heavy rain, the palace has been completely renewed, and the air is less disgusting with the smell.

It's just that the blood-red sunset falling on the white marble can still remind people of that tragic scene.

Grand Duke Bruce and several other nobles walked on the cleaned road to greet the princess in the deep palace.

And in the middle of the way, I met a general who came over to report.

"How many casualties are there this time?"

"Hui Dagong, it has been counted, there are about 840 people who died, and most of the minor injuries have not yet been counted......"

The general half-knelt on the ground and said to Archduke Bruce, Archduke Middleton, and the nobles behind him.

"On the other side, we have about the same casualties, and most of the other people have fled here because of the defeat on the battlefield, so we will occupy this place so easily......"

As this person spoke, a thick evil aura couldn't stop leaking, but it was caused by killing too many people.

Seeing this, several nobles looked away and stopped looking at him.

And he seemed to know that his evil spirit had collided with the nobles, so he buried his head a little deeper.

But Grand Duke Bruce's face was as usual, after all, he had entered the army when he was young and had seen all kinds of scenes.

He heard the general's report and felt that this was already a good record.

After all, this is on the opponent's territory, and it can be played in a one-to-one ratio, which is already the result of many battles experienced by these elite border troops.

And with the assistance of the Imperial Knights, although they can't ride horses in the city, they can still be invincible with their hard armor and strong body.

And beside Archduke Bruce, Archduke Middleton showed impatience.

Because he found that almost half of the dead were from warlocks, and the ordinary soldiers did not suffer much damage.

You must know that the manpower and material resources spent on the training of these warlocks are extremely large, and there is one less for every one who dies, unlike the border army every year.

What's more, there are so many dead and injured people today, even if Middleton has the position of duke, there is no shortage of all kinds of supplies.

But he couldn't help but feel a pang of distress at the moment.

He would rather take a human life than see a single warlock damaged.

After all, this kind of ordinary elite is there every year, and a batch is replaced from the border every year, and he doesn't feel distressed at all when he dies.

Under all kinds of emotions, Archduke Middleton couldn't help but ask.

"Why are most of the casualties among warlocks?"

As soon as these words came out, the faces of everyone present changed slightly.

Especially the general kneeling in front of him turned red, his lips trembled slightly, and he didn't know how to explain it for a while.

Could it be explained that this is because of strategic needs?

But in the eyes of Archduke Middleton, it is an indisputable fact that he did cause serious losses.

But how can there be immortals in war, especially in this kind of world where warlocks can control the battlefield, unless a large number of men and horses surround and take their lives for consumption.

Otherwise, with his small manpower, he would not be able to stop any warlocks at all.

Especially in this kind of complex urban area, others can get out after fighting, and they ordinary people can chase after them.

In addition, it is necessary to divide forces to stop the troops that are constantly coming to support from all over the world, so you can only choose to use warlock against warlock.

And the words of the Grand Duke Middleton are completely high above the clouds, and he does not know everything below.

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This couldn't help but make the generals feel complicated for a while.

Archduke Bruce, who was next to Archduke Middleton, did not look very good-looking, looked at him indifferently, and reached out to hold him and signal not to speak again.

He was about to be laughed at by the Grand Duke, and any adult could control his emotions better than him.

In fact, Archduke Middleton didn't know the truth, but he was too distressed by the loss of the warlock for a while, so he couldn't control himself.

As soon as his words came out, he reacted and secretly said that something was wrong.

After all, this sentence has a sense of how you didn't die.

But since the words had already been spoken, it was unlikely that he would take them back, so he could only pretend that nothing had happened, and then walk towards the palace with a cold face.

But the Grand Duke of Middleton was not without contempt in his heart.

After all, what is his identity, and what is the identity of that general.

Just say it yourself, he feels uncomfortable, and he has to bear it for himself.

It's just a civilian, so why care too much.

Seeing this, Grand Duke Bruce couldn't help but shake his head, and could only sigh that the nobles had a bad temperament, and everyone had it.

He turned his head and comforted the general, and rewarded him with many things.

It also made his emotions dissipate a lot, and he couldn't help but show a grateful look to Grand Duke Bruce.

After doing these things, Archduke Bruce followed in the footsteps of Archduke Middleton and headed to the palace to meet Snow White.

Along the way, he suddenly thought of what had happened in Desmond City for some reason.

The nobles had always said that the Order of Dusk had captured the city, and that the poor people were simply caught up in it, blindly following them.

But is that really the case?

Were the paupers really just deceived by the Order of Twilight?

Maybe there is no real rebellion in it.

Thinking of Archduke Middleton's rebuke just now, a trace of worry suddenly rose in the heart of Archduke Bruce, and the nobles would sooner or later cause public anger if they continued to do so.

And now it seems to be calm, but it is only because the aristocracy is powerful and can force all dissatisfaction down.

If one day, the nobility loses this power......

Grand Duke Bruce shuddered violently, he could hardly imagine such a picture.

"Grand Duke Bruce, what's wrong with you?"

A nobleman on the side saw that his expression seemed to be something wrong, and thought that he was still thinking about what had just happened, so he smiled and comforted.

"Grand Duke Bruce doesn't have to worry about it, it's just a question, and it's not a big deal."

Grand Duke Bruce was silent about this, and after thinking for a long time, he asked a little secretly.

"Marquis Ariane, do you think the same way?"

"Huh? What do you think, do you mean what Archduke Middleton asked, in fact, I am quite distressed, after all, the life of a warlock is much more valuable than those soldiers. ”

Marquis Alian sighed, and several others agreed.

"Just a beginner-level warlock, the cost of raising it is enough to be comparable to hundreds of soldiers."

"yes, how much should I lose this time."

But that's not all the Grand Duke Bruce wants to ask.

Casualties are a normal thing, but ......

Seeing the demeanor of the few people beside him, Grand Duke Bruce finally did not say what was in his heart, but silently pushed open the door to Snow White's room.

The maid on the side saw that several nobles who were rarely seen in the past were gathered together, and they didn't dare to make a sound at all.

After all, maybe they will be in control of the palace in the future.

……

In the lonely room, a young girl looked at herself in the mirror and was stunned.

The slanting sun shone through the high windows on the white walls, enveloping her in dim light.

The snow-white skin is reflected pink, which adds a lot of charm.

The girl sat like a doll, and everything that happened outside the room seemed to have nothing to do with her.

"Tuk Tuk ......"

There was a soft knock on the door, but the girl did not answer.

There was silence outside the door for a few seconds, and then a gentle voice whispered.

"Your Royal Highness the Princess, you are safe now, wait for a few grand guilds to come and visit Your Highness, please get ready."

The girl's gaze moved slightly, and the originally sluggish puppet suddenly came to life.

The gentle voice outside the door no longer sounded, as if it was just a simple reminder to her.

"Are you ready ......?"

Snow White looked at herself in the mirror with a somewhat dazed expression.

I saw that the girl in the mirror was dressed in a white dress like a light veil, as if she was in the fog in the smoke.

In addition to his black hair, his whole body is snow-white, and his face is beautiful and vulgar.

She doesn't need to apply any rouge perfume to add color to herself.

The most eye-catching thing is the almost transparent white skin, with faintly visible cyan blood vessels.

It's like a snowflake in winter, dazzling white in the sun.

Snow White stood up, and the girl in the mirror did the same.

At the beginning of the struggle, his teachers suddenly broke in.

Then he said that he wanted to protect himself, and locked her in this room, unable to get out.

I can only stay here and listen to the sounds of all kinds of fights outside.

Finally, the voice gradually subsided, and just when Snow White was worried, the voice of the teacher outside the door let her know the final result.

Mother She ...... Lost to the nobles......

Snow White doesn't know what she's going to face next, she's just confused and sad.

"Tuk Tuk ......"

There was another knock on the door, only this time with much more force.

"Your Royal Highness, please open the door."

A calm and old male voice sounded outside the door, and there was no doubt in his tone.

Snow White froze for a few seconds, then stepped forward and opened the door.

Even if she is simple-minded, she knows that at such a time, even if she doesn't open the door, the door will be forced open.

"Your Royal Highness, Dear Princess, it's great to see you safe and sound."

Grand Duke Middleton looked at Snow White with a look of surprise in his cloudy eyes.

If it weren't for the fact that I was already old......

"Your Royal Highness, may I ask if our visit did not scare you?"

Grand Duke Bruce said with a smile, and Snow White immediately knew that he was the one who had just asked.

"No, I'm glad to see you."

No, not really.

She added a small sentence in her heart.

"I hope so, Princess, you may not be able to live in it for a while, as it was stained with filth before."

"But don't worry, we've vacated a manor house for Your Highness to deign to live in."

Grand Duke Bruce spoke softly, as if he was really thinking carefully about her.

Snow White closed her eyes, and now she seemed to have no choice but to go down according to the arrangement of the nobles.

The next second she opened her eyes, revealing dark eyes.

"I already know, excuse me."

"Sharing worries for His Highness is something we should do, and Your Highness doesn't have to be so polite."

Grand Duke Middleton also said with a smile, but Snow White seemed to feel a chill deep in his bone marrow from his smile.

Suddenly, she remembered the Queen's old look.

Although it was cold, he didn't realize it at all.

Mother, how are you now......