"The city guards are out! Idlers retreat!"

In the face of this terrible disaster in the central district of Hurgana, the city guards were not unpleasant, but even so, after they rarely mounted their horses in the city and quickly arrived at the scene, they did not see a single figure suspected of being a murderer.

Not far from the center of the attack, civilians who had suffered unjustified disasters were either fainting on the road or groaning from their heavy injuries.

Around them, there were many people who were lucky enough not to be affected, all of whom were shocked by the disaster that happened in front of or behind them, and some of them were stunned to accept the questions of the city guards with serious expressions.

"Damn! Go get some doctors! The potions we have are also available to these people! When their injuries stabilized a little, they were all taken to the station for interrogation at once!

How dare you do such a thing right under our noses, this evil mage is so rampant!"

Ron Colin, the deputy captain of the fully armed city guards, was full of anger when he looked at the tragic scene in front of him, if it weren't for the fact that Brigade Captain Nicholas Bivis wanted to evaluate the martial arts of the city guards this morning, which affected their daily patrol tasks, they would definitely not have come to the scene so late.

Such a big incident in the imperial capital can't be suppressed no matter what, and it seems that he has to let the brigade captain go to the mage's guild to seek the support of the prophecy mage's divination.

On the other side, in an empty alleyway not far from the scene of the explosion, there was a sudden ghostly sound of staggering footsteps, and occasionally some heavy gasps.

As time passed, a multicolored streamer appeared in the void, and then these lights slowly faded, revealing one of the young men in tattered clothes, who was none other than Xia Lin, who had just been attacked.

Although he didn't expect the shield technique in the first place, Xia Lin didn't expect the attacker to be so cautious, and after the first fireball technique that broke the shield technique, he fired three fireball spells one after another.

If it weren't for the fact that he used the two-ring plastic energy spell Scorching Ray and Frost Breath he had mastered in the time he had gained, with the principle of thermal expansion and cold contraction, plus the help of the aftermath of the power of the first fireball technique, he had successfully broken a hole in the thick spell rock wall.

Then he immediately used the invisibility spell scroll to quickly move away from the scene of the attack, and I am afraid that he is already a cloud of dust mixed with dirt.

But even so, the aftermath of the power of the second fireball technique still caused him a lot of damage.

Most of the skin and muscles on the back were burned, and the internal organs seemed to have been hit a lot.

"Ahem, ahem!"

Xia Lin silently assessed his injuries, and then couldn't hold back the stuffy pain in his chest anymore, he leaned against the wall of the alleyway and coughed for a while, and finally spit out a mouthful of dirty blood, and suddenly felt that his breathing was much easier.

If it was placed in his previous life, Xia Lin, who had been injured like this, could already find a place to be his grave, but in this world with extraordinary strength, this level of injury was not a problem for the time being.

Xia Lin took out a crystal potion bottle the size of his middle finger from his belt, which contained a charming, deep, crystal-red liquid, pulled out the cork on it, and drank the potion in two sips.

This tube of secondary life elixir is naturally produced by Sophia, and the cost is about ten gold lunds, although it can't achieve the magical effect of the flesh and bones of the living and dead, but it is still possible to temporarily suppress Xia Lin's injuries and let him recover a little.

Feeling the ingredients of the potion turn into a warm current in his body, and began to work slowly, Xia Lin's breathing was much smoother, and he felt that the pain in his internal organs was no longer so obvious, and the wounds on his forehead and back quickly stopped bleeding, and gradually came a tingling sensation.

"Good thing I have money!"

Xia Lin retracted the crystal potion bottle into the mezzanine of his belt, and the tattered mage robe hung from behind him to the ground, and he looked back and couldn't help but show a wry smile.

If it weren't for the money to buy these life-saving things, I'm afraid he would have confessed to that street today, no

Whether it's a three-ring spell scroll or a second-level life potion, it's a lot of valuable things, and if you put it among adventurers, this set of things will cost them at least several years of income.

But no matter what the price is, it is a good thing to survive, Xia Lin vigilantly looked around the deep and uninhabited lanes, put on his hood and chose the remote road and hurried to the western district.

As he hurried, he began to send a message to Dorothea and Harper, asking her to investigate the assassination, while Harper was left alone to prepare a ship to pick him up at the edge of the North and West Districts.

Will be assassinated in such a place, Xia Lin suspects that his whereabouts have been completely mastered by the conservatives, so he is naturally stupid enough to run to the crowded North District dock, wearing such tattered clothes, so as to tell the enemy that I am still alive in the world!

It happened that during this time, Xia Lin also felt that his limelight was too strong, attracting the attention of too many caring people, and after thinking for a while, he decided to simply take this opportunity to hide for a while to observe the changes in the situation.

"What did you say? Sir Charlin, you were assassinated on the streets of Midland?!

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After receiving the summons from Xia Lin, the princess Dorothea suddenly showed a shocked look and replied quickly in disbelief.

"Yes, Your Royal Highness, although the assassin's apparent reason is that my research theory has the motive for me to assassinate, I feel that things will definitely not be so simple, I guess there must be conservative actions in this, otherwise the city guards would not have come so late.

Your Royal Highness, the conservatives have no scruples about even this kind of indiscriminate means, do you still have to hesitate?"

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"I see, Sir Charrain, I will contact the two Earls and Viscount Hart as soon as possible to finalize what you are talking about.

I was negligent before the conservatives dared to assassinate our people on the street, and I will arrange for a knight to protect you from happening again! At the same time, I will immediately arrange for someone to fight back against this!"

I didn't expect such a thing to happen in Hurgana, the rampant behavior of the conservatives made the princess Dorothea feel deeply uneasy and angry, and she paced back and forth in her palace a few times with a solemn expression, and finally made up her mind, and said to Xia Lin decisively in the communication technique.

"There is no need to arrange protection or counterattack, Your Royal Highness, these recent actions of mine have attracted the attention of too many well-intentioned people, I am ready to take this opportunity to hide for a while, pretend that I have died in the assassination, and let the conservatives take their eyes off me first, otherwise our plan will not be easy to implement next."

Moreover, since the conservatives dare to do this, they must have taken precautions, and if we do it rashly, it will be very difficult to do it, but it will expose flaws and settle the truth.

Your Royal Highness, what we need to do now is to refine that plan as soon as possible, and at the same time look for evidence of the involvement of the conservatives in this matter, and strike at the conservatives on the bright side."

However, Xia Lin, who had already made a decision, rejected the kindness of Princess Dorothy.

"Fake your death? That's a good idea!"

Hearing Xia Lin's persuasion, the princess Dorothea forcibly suppressed the anger in her chest, regained her composure and thought for a while, then affirmed Xia Lin's thoughts, and then said:

"You have reminded me of one thing, my father takes you very seriously, and if you pretend to die in this assassination, someone will have to pay for such a big thing.

And the brigade commander of the city guard now happens to be Nicholas Bivis, the younger brother of Viscount Draal Bivis of the Bivis family, and our people are only the deputy brigade captains who do not have enough real power.

If we can use this to push our men to the position of brigade commander, then our plans for the rest will be much smoother."

Like the Colin family, the Bivis family was a trusted and trusted retainer of the emperor, and often both of them would control the power of the palace guard and the city guard respectively, and install their own people in each other's territory, which was also a measure of check and balance for His Majesty the Emperor.

Usually, even if it is

If there is a problem with the palace guards or the city guards, there will be no irreparable situation if the other side is there, but this assassination of Xia Lin has given the enlightened faction a reason to meddle in the city guards.

This idea also made Xia Lin's eyes shine, indeed, if they can use this opportunity to reach into the city guards, then their next plan will be much simpler, then it can be regarded as a blessing for Seon, thinking of this, Xia Lin said with a communication technique quite agreeably:

"Your Royal Highness has to move quickly, if it takes too long, it will delay a lot of things. Especially in the matter of the Xinglan Industrial Park, Her Royal Highness the Empress and the two earls have to take good care of me during this time!"

"I will, don't worry! Sir Charrain!"

After ending the communication of the teleportation technique, the princess Dorothea looked at the sky outside the window, and she couldn't help but feel a pang of fear in her heart.

The current key figures of the alliance are her and Xia Lin, but as the princess, she only nominally provides a foundation for the alliance, and Xia Lin is the soul character of the alliance that can move forward.

The Star Blue Industrial Park, the New Army, the Public System Weights and Measures Extension Institute, the Agricultural Cooperative, the Road Repair Program, and the most important one next.

All of these things need Xia Lin to advise her and the alliance behind her back, and even personally conduct the unified command, if something happens to him, Dorothea can't imagine how she will deal with the complicated situation she will face next.

Through this assassination, Princess Dorothea suddenly realized that the conservatives were not playing a game of warmth and affection, but a battle for the throne full of blood and fire.

This incident made her completely determined, and decided to take Xia Lin's suggestion and prepare in advance to use the power at hand to control the Dragon Sleeping Palace, and even control Hurgana.