"So this document is being sent to tell me that the emergency committee could abandon its original plan and withdraw all personnel and teams at any time?"

Inside the station, clinging to the south gate of the city of Selen, Vilyn Ernst's gaze lifted from a brand-new magical document in her hand.

Inside the makeshift tent, none of the mages dared to make an extra noise.

She glanced at these people, then turned to the table, and with a random wave of her palm, the mage's hand immediately appeared, sweeping away all the clutter and various documents piled on the table, and as Wei Lin embedded the crystallization button on the magic sand table, a three-dimensional magic map was immediately projected on the table.

In this map, the inside and outside of Salem City are very clearly visible, everyone can not only see the defense line outside the survivors' camp, but also can see the temporary emergency committee checkpoints and various facilities outside the southern gate, and even in the central area of Salem City, there are many patterns and flags, which represent the station and defense line of the Tricolor Brotherhood.

"Valery, you just communicated with the Emergency Committee with the Secret Ritual and told me what adjustments they are making?"

With a finger of her hand, Verin picked out the most honest and steady Mage Valery.

She had already learned about what this mage had done in the past from Felix and the others, and Wei Lin was very relieved about such a person, especially after hearing that Shuge had maintained trust in Valery, and she even believed that Valery was the most trustworthy of this group of mages.

So, Valery came to the table where the magic map was displayed, and he said: "Just now, the Black Sun Society has officially announced to Van En that they have taken control of the power of the Kingdom of St. Steele and openly declared war on all the gods and followers of Van Grace, so an urgent round of screening is being carried out within the committee, the purpose of which is to prevent spies from the Black Sun Society appearing in the committee. ”

He then pointed to the temporary checkpoints and settlements that were being built outside of Seren: "The construction of the Secret Detection Instrument and the defense pass continues, and although the number of people invested has been reduced, with the help of the Golem, it should be able to be completed tomorrow morning...... At that time, the Emergency Committee will be able to exert partial control over the blockade of the city of Seren. ”

Hearing these words, Wei Lin's expression didn't change much, and she asked, "In other words, theoretically, starting tomorrow morning, the evacuation of these survivors can proceed normally?" ”

"It's just theoretical, ma'am."

Valery sighed: "The bigger problem is the cracks in the jagged hills, and the current emergency committee has made it clear that all the members stationed in the crack camp must be evacuated immediately, the entire craggy hills area will be under martial law, and the residents of the neighboring villages must also be evacuated with the army, and only a very small number of volunteers will remain in the vicinity to ensure the final monitoring." ”

Hearing this, the committee mages in the tent who participated in the meeting couldn't help but look at each other.

They knew a little bit about the rift, and they all knew that the previous magic anomaly was related to this rift, and now, the Black Sun Society no longer hid itself, and it was an extremely clear signal that they appeared in front of people to make a public announcement with such fanfare.

Coupled with the sudden retreat order issued by the Emergency Committee of the City of Salem at such a delicate time, no matter who it is, can feel a sense of a storm coming.

"In the original plan, all the survivors who were evacuated from the city of Salem would need to be carefully examined and confirmed that there were no problems before concentrating on the transfer to the direction of Brownhill Town......"

Wei Lin gestured to the pattern of the settlement outside of Salem and said, "But now it sounds like we're only done one step ahead, right?" ”

"Yes, ma'am."

Valery nodded with difficulty: "Brownhill Town is on the edge of the rugged hills, and the troops and residents stationed there have begun to evacuate, including the trains. ”

After hearing these words, Wei Lin came to the other end of the table, and the mage's hand floated out, quickly adding a few patterns and flags to the magic sand table, and everyone could see at once that what Wei Lin marked was the location of Brownhill Town and the big crack.

"Salem is closer to the fissure than Brownhill, and if the Emergency Committee deems Brownhill to be out of the safe zone, we're in a more dangerous position."

With that, Wei Lin sighed, she took off her glasses and gently wiped them twice with the sleeve of her robe.

With this movement of hers, an oppressive atmosphere permeated the tent.

As members of the group who volunteered to guide the evacuation and inspection in the city of Salem, the mages present were the most courageous and willing to take responsibility among the elite, but now they felt a chilling omen from the upheaval of the situation and the series of orders issued by the Emergency Committee.

The name of that sign is "renunciation."

But at this moment, Wei Lin suddenly laughed softly, and after everyone's eyes regathered, she put on her glasses again, and the disappointment and haggard look on her face were quickly removed, and then she pointed her finger heavily on the top of the survivor camp: "Let's do a good job in the camp first, especially the defense line of the camp, since the monsters in the city have begun to mutate and move in our direction, then we must first ensure the stability and safety here." ”

With these words, Wei Lin's body gradually exuded a fierce temperament that ordinary mages and scholars did not have: "Priority is to ensure the stability of the defense line ritual and the sealing of all cracks and pipes in the camp, and directly use the permanent ritual...... Beware of the second and third spells! ”

"Don't think of what we're defending against as mindless monsters, think of them as an all-pervasive and intelligent army, I'm not trying to intimidate you, they have been trying to disguise themselves as survivors and trying to infiltrate human settlements long before."

"The general buildings in the camp no longer need additional construction, everything is tilted towards the defense line, all the magic materials called by the emergency committee, especially those alchemical potions used to build permanent fortifications, are all given priority to the defense line, so that those soldiers can prepare crystallization cannons and cannonballs, these things we can't take away, either keep them for burial, or let them play their own value."

As one order after another was issued, the number of people in the tent began to dwindle, and at the same time, the survivors in the camp also saw that at the edge of the central city of Seren, there was another billowing of smoke, which was also under attack by the children of the abyss in the middle of the city.

Eventually, Valery was the only one left in the tent.

Wei Lin breathed a sigh of relief, and her originally serious face finally eased a little, and she asked, "Master Valery, in addition to what you said earlier, you should have learned some additional things, right?" Can you tell me? ”

"Of course."

Valery did not deny this, and a trace of surprise flashed on his face: "Even if you don't ask, Ms. Verin, I will definitely tell you...... How do you see that, though? Am I acting obviously? ”

"Because like you, I also do the work of helping people deliver letters."

Wei Lin said lightly: "It's just that I have been imprisoned for a period of time because of this matter, and you have not been investigated by the Law Committee and the Council, and not only that, but you have always been able to find ways to bring more information and news to my student...... This only means that Master Valery has more reliable sources and delivery methods, and I should be right? ”

“……”

Valery was slightly stunned, but he nodded quickly: "I was actually discovered when I tried to deliver the letter last time, but the person who found me didn't report me to the Law Committee, but helped me hide those things...... Some of them seem to be my fellow Saint-Steele, and they are very concerned about these things. ”

"Saint-Steele."

A smile quickly slipped away from the corner of Villeneen's eyes, and she asked, "These people, do they know Professor Frey Mayer?" ”

Valery shook his head: "I don't know, but I have a feeling they must know." ”

Afterwards, he said, "Anyway, they passed on some additional information to me through the secret rites...... They said that after the official notice issued by the Black Sun Society, the attitude of the countries began to turn conservative, because no one could predict the consequences of the rise of the 'black sun', so now everyone is more interested in preserving their own strength, and Wattle and Delan are no exception, and the military refuses to invest too much manpower in this 'mortal land'. ”

Wei Lin listened quietly to this demoralizing information, and she asked in a low voice, "So how many people are left to pick us up outside of Salem?" ”

"It's not even a tenth, we're not going to have a tenth, we're going to be short of enough vehicles, and even if we do, we're not going to have enough drivers...... In other news, the Emergency Committee has called in a large number of magic airships, and a large number of fiery magic ammunition is also being transported, and as expected, once the evacuation plan is abandoned, they will turn Seren into a second 'Scorched City'. ”

Even though he had known the news for a long time, Valery's voice inevitably trembled a little as he spoke them.

Wei Lin's fingers pinched the table tightly, biting her lip hard, and then asked, "What about the other things?" There's not just bad news, right? ”

"The good news is that another team is coming, not as numerous as the Voter and Deland military, but strong enough to support our evacuation...... According to them, we need to move southeast after leaving the city of Seren, and they are preparing a sufficient number of vehicles to meet us at Far Sea Town, on the border of the Duchy of Boult. ”

After hearing these words, Wei Lin silently counted the time, and then she stood up and said, "This news cannot be disclosed to the public for the time being, so that these survivors can maintain their fighting spirit and hope...... Everything is going according to plan, Valery, do you still have a way to find your 'friends'? ”

"Of course, the next Ritual communication will take place at sunset."

"I'll go with you then."

……

It's like a meteorite falling from the sky crashing into a lake.

Even though the surface of the lake was originally turbulent due to wind and rain, when the hot meteorite broke through the water, the huge waves covered all the ripples on the water surface in the past.

After the Black Sun Society announced its existence to the whole of Vann and the news that the Black Sun was about to rise, even the most ambitious and greedy politicians for foreign territories kept their mouths shut, and at such times, conservatism and steadfastness were the most important goals.

No one wants to be the first to be swept away by the tide in the midst of a stormy sea.

But at this moment, there is also another special group of people who are heading towards their destination.

Shortly after the Black Sun Society publicly extinguished the flame of life, the name "Dawn Society" also appeared openly in the text of newspapers and magazines.

At this time, the fleet of the Kingdom of Hain had basically withdrawn from the southern waters of the Duchy of Boult, but another special fleet was sailing in the opposite direction at this time, with a surprising attitude.

The reason why this fleet is special is that their composition is very complex.

There are antique armoured ships that can only be used as large collectibles, large fishing boats used by Vann fishermen for long-distance fishing and hunting, cruise ships designed to carry large numbers of tourists, and many smaller civilian vessels with different functions.

And at the very front of this fleet, the most striking thing is a well-repaired behemoth.

It was a crystalline armored cruiser that had been decommissioned from the Kingdom of Hain, but on the basis of the original, many parts of it had been renovated, and some parts that could only be maintained by magic crystals and rituals were replaced with new parts that were more versatile and easier to maintain.

The ritual aboard the giant ship is constantly in motion, and new magical messages are constantly being sent out to the surrounding area, so all ships and magic strongholds along the way can receive notifications from the ship named "Goddess of Dawn".

From these notices, it was learned that this special fleet, which belonged to the Dawn Society, would not be hostile to any country or organization other than the Society of St. Steele and the Black Sun.

They had only one purpose on this voyage.

That is to help the survivors in the city of Seren.

"We should not abandon a group of people who have already been abandoned once."

Accompanied by the navy of the Duchy of Boult, this special fleet moved quickly on the surface of the sea in the transmission of magical messages that were repeated again and again, and the magic steam formed a long straight line in the air, looking like a sharp sword that was constantly cutting through the sea.

(End of chapter)