Xiuge remembers it very well.

On a previous winter night, he seemed to have encountered a "blue-winged raven" that suddenly broke into the room in a similar situation.

Although the blue-winged raven has always been known for its strength and intelligence, and its ability to survive in many different environments, Schug has become a little allergic to this bird since he visited Ernst Manor.

There is no way, who let the princess of the Wattel Kingdom have a habit of using magic to transform into a raven?

What happened during that snowy night is still in the memories of both parties, but the difference is that Shug knew exactly who he was facing at the time, and he also understood why he had taken that series of actions.

On the other hand, whenever Princess Sophia remembers the series of "treatments" she received that night, there will always be a little "little problem" in her expression management and emotional management.

As an unstoppable heir to the throne and the future military leader of Waterl, Princess Sophia certainly does not hold a grudge against Xiuge for this matter, and she has her own concerns in this matter.

This kind of direct transformation of the form of magic can almost be said to be unique to the Wattle royal family, that is, the Augustine family, and it can be said that there are very few people who know about this matter, and only two of them are related to and have close communication with Xiuge.

The two men are Finn, the royal housekeeper, and Zeke Ernst, known as the "three-clawed falcon".

However, Sophia had already made careful confirmations, and she was certain that neither of them had done anything like that, and that they had no motive in revealing the secret to Shug at all.

Backed by many details, the princess succeeded in deducing an embarrassing conclusion, that is, it is very likely that Xiuge maintained that attitude towards ordinary birds while recognizing her own magic and disguise.

What happened after that was a bit subtle.

As a member of the Ernst family, it was normal for Shuge to join the army, but after that, a series of encounters in Shug successfully removed him from the army system of the Wattel Kingdom.

Now, not only is he no longer controlled by the Wattle royal family, but even the connection between the Ernst family itself and him has become very weak, and the statement that "Hug Ernst will become the heir to the family" has been lightly ignored by old Zeke.

Sophia was very suspicious that this was actually some kind of strategy adopted by her teacher.

Some kind of strategy that would allow the Ernst family to disperse their influence and avoid royal clamping to a certain extent.

However, she didn't have any evidence, because the experience of Shug Ernst who left the Kingdom of Wattle was too bizarre, and every choice he made was completely beyond Sophia's expectations.

Therefore, when Sophia, who was also on her way to Merlin to meet with the Legislative Council directly on behalf of the Wattle royal family, noticed the lights in the Dawn Society compound next door, she changed into a blue-winged raven again.

This is the inner city of Merlin Lehe, the embassy area in the territory of the Law Commission.

The nearby protective rituals were extremely strict, and the secret ritual pendant that Queen Sophia carried with her was enough to intercept and extinguish several river valley and lake level and above killing magic.

So she wasn't worried about what trouble would happen to her.

Of course, she didn't believe that Süg Ernst would do anything to her.

So, the blue-winged raven, which was unusually large in size and conspicuous in its feathers, landed firmly in front of Xiuge, and stood on the spotless windowsill.

Shug stood in front of the window, and he and the huge blue-winged raven stared at each other, staring at each other with wide eyes, and for a moment neither of them made any further movements.

The soft humming sound coming from the next window was much weaker, and it sounded as if Vicene had walked to the other end of her room.

At that moment, the blue-winged raven leaped forward with a light leap, and just like that, he stepped directly over the window and into Shuge's room.

"Tsk......"

Hug grinned, and he looked at the uninvited guest in frustration, and the mage's hand flew out, closing the open window, and then he locked the door and set up a silence ritual in the room—all basic conditions for secret conversation.

Seeing this, the bouncing blue-winged raven did not continue to disguise it any longer.

It deftly jumped to the center of the Xiuge room, its wings dotted with bright blue feathers spreading slightly and fluttering twice rapidly.

Immediately after, an extremely faint wave of magic power came, and a dark blue magic light bloomed in the center of the room, and dots of light and shadow fell around.

The raven, who had been busy combing his feathers a second ago, vanished, and was replaced by a tall figure with long brown hair, a long black dress, and a dark gold shawl.

At the moment when Princess Sophia appeared directly in front of him, the strict etiquette requirements that the royal housekeeper Finn had forcibly instilled before suddenly came out of the depths of Xiuge's memory, but in the next moment, Xiuge kicked the awkward and cumbersome thing into the corner of his mind and stomped on it a few times.

He took half a step back, his left palm resting on his chest, leaning forward slightly, but his head was not half lowered.

This is a common etiquette in the highlands and plains, and is used exclusively to greet ordinary acquaintances of equal status in formal social situations.

"Long time no see, Your Highness."

The sentences that floated out of Xiuge's mouth were also very ordinary and ordinary, and there was no panic and panic in his tone, but a little helplessness.

"Long time no see, Mr. Shugg."

Sophia smiled faintly, and she nodded lightly at Shuge, which was considered to accept his greeting.

The room arranged by the Legislative Committee was very spacious, and there were even tables and chairs outside the room for the reception, so the two of them went to the reception room outside as a matter of course.

The two sat down face to face, and then the hand of the mage of Xiuge flew out, and brought the water cup and kettle placed aside, the servants arranged here by the legal committee had already prepared these things in advance, and the pot was also filled with warm tea, which was very thoughtful.

Princess Sophia smiled and picked up the cup of tea, she glanced at Xiuge's luggage that had been placed in the corner of the reception room before she had time to tidy up, and smiled apologetically: "Doesn't it seem that my visit is a little too hasty?" ”

"It was a bit sudden, at least not at all, that the first guest to visit me would come in through the window."

Shugg said a joke, and by the bright light in the reception room, he quickly observed the Wattle princess in front of him, whom he had not seen for a long time.

Sophia's appearance has not changed, she is still the same as before, if anything, her temperament has become more special than before.

If the Wattle princess in Soul's impression was a bayonet hidden in a delicate scabbard, now she is like a shining saber that could be danced at any moment.

Sharp, confident, and radiant with a shimmer that you can't help but shy away from.

"How did Your Highness come here? I've been following all sorts of news all this time, and I've read a few Bolden Journals, but none of them mention that you'll be visiting Merlingle. ”

"Of course, you can't let those reporters go around talking about this kind of thing......"

Sophia shook her head, but the smile on her face remained the same: "The change within St. Steele can be said to have directly cut off the route of the plateau countries to the north, especially the sea route...... The Admiral of the Kingdom of Hain could not sleep at all, and every day he dreamed that the navy of St. Steele would launch a surprise attack on them. ”

"However, I traveled by land, to be precise, the trains that had been set up for the war, one of which was large enough to reach the border area of Saint-Stiel, after which I transferred to other vehicles, and crossed the strait three days earlier, and arrived here...... I really like that new type of vehicle, not only with weapons, but also strong enough. ”

Sophia's words are very understatement, but there is no need to say much about the hidden dangers.

At the current stage, because of the many tough measures taken against the Black Sun Society, the Wattel Kingdom has sent itself to the opposite side of the Black Sun Society, although the two have not yet officially declared war, and both are trying to exercise restraint as much as possible, but anyone with a discerning eye can directly see that the two sides are not dealing with each other.

Especially in the territory of the Wattel Kingdom, the purge of the Black Sun Society has been carried out for countless times, and through this violent measure, the Wattel royal family has almost directly accomplished the goal that they have not been able to achieve completely, not only to remove the dangerous moths hidden within the country, but also to take this opportunity to further shrink the assets and power of the nobles.

Now, not to mention the control of the army, even the nobles who had specially purchased many farms and hired a large number of farmers were also attacked, and once it was discovered that these people might be connected to the Black Sun Society, the draconian measures of the Wattel Kingdom would arrive quickly.

"You probably don't know, do you? In our first two rounds of operations, there were a large number of newspapers and magazines that were liquidated, and among them, there were even several editors-in-chief of the Bordon Daily. ”

Sophia reached out and brushed a strand of hair that fell on her shoulder behind her, but the smile on her face was a little more terrifying blood: "Although they have all been disposed of now, no one knows if there will be any missing...... In short, something like this is absolutely impossible for Wattle to be made public now. ”

"Then, His Highness came to Merlin Lehe for the sake of ......"

"Of course, for the same goals as you, but the things we want to talk to the Law Committee are definitely clearer than yours."

The smile on Sophia's face narrowed a little, and her eyebrows raised, "Efficiency is important, and the Plateau Eagle doesn't want to waste time on those useless verbal battles." ”

Speaking of this, Sophia's body leaned forward slightly, just like in the first meeting between the two parties, and the noble princess showed her own unique oppressive power: "Let's change the subject, Mr. Xiuge, as the master of this place, it must be rude for you to keep asking me questions...... Now, may I ask you a few questions as well? ”

However, today's Xiuge is completely different from the past, in the face of the sharp aura exuded by Sophia's body, Xiuge's mood has not changed much at all, he took a sip of tea slowly, and then nodded: "Please speak, if the question raised by His Highness is appropriate, I will answer it." ”

Between the words, the magic in Xiuge's body surged slightly, and Sophia only felt that there seemed to be a dark color stirring in the depths of the pair of pupils opposite, which reminded her of the terrifying image that the royal secret agent brought back from the dangerous chasm in the jagged hills, and also made her directly think of the black sun in the sky that exuded an icy aura.

As the heir to the throne who has been on the battlefield and has excellent psychological qualities, Sophia's reaction is still very fast, she unconsciously pursed her lips, forcibly suppressed the uneasiness welling up in her heart, barely recovered her previous expression, and then threw out a question that she had been prepared for.

"I've heard that the Dawn Society's premises were attacked not long ago?"

"And it is said that the attackers were not the army of any country, nor some hired organization," she said cautiously...... A similar existence to the monsters in the city of Salem? ”

Xiuge smiled, the gloomy shadow under his eyes quickly dissipated, he nodded, and said: "Waterl's spy intelligence network is still as tight as ever, and the information obtained by His Highness is very accurate, but I have two points that must be corrected. ”

"First of all, it was not only the Dawn Society's premises that were attacked, but also the fleet of our group of participants."

"The second point is that those attackers can indeed be called 'monsters,' but they are far from the kind of cases that came before...... They are more dangerous and more terrifying. ”

After receiving a positive response from Xiuge, Sophia nodded: "I can also add a third point for Mr. Xiuge here." ”

"Huh?"

"In addition to the Dawn Society's station, the coast of the Kingdom of Hain was also attacked, and one of the seaside villages was completely destroyed, and all the inhabitants who made up that village disappeared completely overnight, and those attackers did not even leave their bodies behind."

Sug was very cautious about what Sophia said: "This kind of thing sounds like it's probably done by pirates or mercenary groups, after all, human trafficking is also one of their means of survival." ”

"However, our council mages found some special traces at the scene, and that was a kind of blood, huh...... Colorful blood. ”

Sophia stared at Shug, "I suppose Mr. Shug would be interested in this kind of thing, right?" ”

(End of chapter)