Whether or not it was a by-product of the reforms led to a decline in law and order in the cities of the Osataria Dominion, which had begun to accept non-imperial immigrants after the war. Among them, the more severe situation of Khatris has unconsciously gradually divided into two worlds.

The world of the day and the world of the night......

In other words, they are a world composed of ordinary people, politicians, and things contained in the past "common sense", which are governed by order on the surface, and a world of "rules" that operate in the shadows pursued by organizations outside the scope of common sense, such as the mafia and killer companies.

The forces in the darkness have existed on this land since ancient times, but this black beast that has been choosing people to devour has been crawling in the darkness and has not set off much of a storm. The antagonism between the two worlds, order and chaos, gradually intensifies, and a delicate balance is maintained between the two worlds.

But the chaos left behind after the war is like a lure of fresh flesh to the darkness, attracting their actions. Not only the darkness that has been dormant in the Dominion since the past, but also more foreign things have crept into the shadows cast by this calm land without war.

Even ordinary people living in this city can feel that there is a river that is invisible to the naked eye, a river of money and blood, from the blood of the people involved in the darkness of the city, slowly flowing into a deeper darkness.

Theft, robbery, gangs, illegal dealing....... and all sorts of other things are on the rise. The Mercenary Management Office is often entrusted with solving such problems, so as a mercenary, Curt will deal with these things every once in a while, and he is almost familiar with them.

"If you're as you say, I think the old-fashioned people have been involved with the black forces in the Dominion for a long time. Curt said suspiciously, "They probably wouldn't have chosen to use the means under the table at this point, why would you suspect that they have something to do with the recent increase in crime?"

Curt doesn't know what the structure of Catrice's past was like, as he and Lizzie were members of the "new immigrants" who came to the Osattaria Dominion after the war. But the two factions that almost completely occupy the Dominion cannot only have the power to put on the table.

Cruise François nodded: "The old school was naturally involved with the black forces in the past. At a time when we did not yet have the upper hand, they had resorted to all sorts of means, including assassination, coercion, and bribery, in an attempt to strike at our comrades. ”

Even now, when the reformers have won a total victory in the empire, he has suffered many assassinations. But trying to assassinate a high-level mage who can control the air around him like swinging his limbs is no longer something that can be described as stupid.

"It's really unscrupulous to achieve the end. As if amused by his statement, Curt had a slight mocking smile on his face, "But I suppose that even if they are all villains, as reformers, you should not all be decent men, right?"

And the reformists will certainly not sit idly by the threat of the other side, and there is no need to think too much about what kind of means they use to fight back.

As he expected, a clear wry smile appeared on Cruise François's face: "You're right, both of us have each other's blood on our hands, and we really don't have the right to laugh at them at this point." But it turned out that we succeeded, and they failed. ”

They also chose to repay these "dirty" methods used by the other side - in the name of so-called "righteousness".

An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.

If an Assassin was sent to kill a member of the Reformers, they would thoroughly investigate the origin of the Assassins and wipe out the Assassins' organization and the Principals, and if they seized the Reformists' hands and coerced them, they would use the same tactics to threaten them.

And if a member of the reform faction is bribed to betray this faction, he often has no time to regret it.

The outer way rebels against the outer way, and refutes the unreasonable with unreasonableness.

As it was, at a time when the struggle between reformists and conservatives intensified, the empire did not identify either of them as illegal. At the same time, the forces of the two sides that have been recognized on the surface are fighting openly and secretly with political means, and the conspiracy behind the stage has not stopped.

This is not unimaginable, compared to the dispute between the two factions in the empire, it is relatively mild, at best, it is just a confrontation between the two forces. It is not like violent radical revolutions or indiscriminate terrorist attacks, as in some countries.

Not interested in pursuing the previous question, Curt said half-jokingly, "But as you said earlier, you are worried that some of the old guards, who are not willing to lose power, are operating in the shadows, because the problem of crime is appearing in an unusual number. If I'm not mistaken, the biggest dark forces in the city right now are the guys who have been supporting you, right? Could it be that your own dog is now grown up and is going to bite its owner?"

Many of the black forces in the Dominion were cultivated by both sides during this period. The only difference between these forces is that most of the groups that chose to follow the old school have been cut off, while those who follow the reformers have occupied the apex of darkness in the constant struggle.

Cruise François laughed, and then said to Curt: "I haven't seen anyone talk to me in this way for many years...... Mr. Leinster. Your cousin reminds me of a friend from a long time ago - unfortunately he left many years ago. ”

He drank the last bit of tea in his cup: "It's not that I haven't thought about the situation you said, but there is no need for those 'friends' of mine to fall out with us for the time being. And from the information gathered from our side about the robbery, the prisoner's appearance is very much like a new group. ”

"A new group?"

Curt raised his eyebrows and recounted the idea proposed by Cruise François, which he felt was unlikely.

The dark forces of the Dominion have basically been carved up by various fixed groups, and the big gangs are entrenched in their own territory to control the scattered small forces. Although there is friction between these groups, there has been no conflict over the market.

Against this backdrop, it will not be easy for an emerging power to get a piece of the pie. If they had just arrived and had made such a big move as robbing the warehouse, it would be tantamount to declaring war on the original forces in the area near Warehouse Street.

Then this new force is either a newborn calf with courage and no strategy, or it has an "aggressor" strong enough to shock the original force - neither of which is what the "reformers" who are now planning to create a new force are happy to see.

"Dean François, do you have anything to do with me?"

Just as Curt pondered what the "evidence" of Cruise François was, a metallic sound that seemed to be synthesized by machinery suddenly came from outside the door of the reception room.

When he turned around, he saw a complex iron-colored metal skeleton suspended in midair.

Constructs?

Graeme, Gargoyle, Iron Man...... Curt has seen many kinds of constructs, and these artifacts of spells that have been given false "life" are faithful guards and tools. Made of a variety of materials, they faithfully carry out the orders given to them by their masters - provided they can understand.

But he had never seen such an elaborate mechanical structure: a silvery, spherical bracket held its body parts in place. A few small floating claws floated restlessly along the irregular circle, around its core, which was composed entirely of metal.

It doesn't seem to be a creation that can be accomplished by current technology, not that its body structure is too complex, but that he seems to have sensed from this structure a sense of intellect that ordinary structures don't have. Like a camera staring at Curt's face -- are those its eyes?

Cruise François saw the structure floating into the reception room, and waved his hand easily to signal it to sit beside him: "Ojodine, you came just in time, come and sit." ”

"Hum?"

The little guy known as "Aurodin" made a puzzled tone, but still floated close to the table where the two were staying. Its metal stand buzzed and slowly landed in another chair beside Cruise François.

It is impossible to see the change in expression on the face of a constructed body, but Curt can clearly sense subtle emotional changes in the "creature" whose entire body is made of metal. He could be sure that the constructor was indeed an intellectual "creature".

"It is a mechanical creature summoned from an unknown otherworld by accident by researchers belonging to the 'Eyes of Knowledge' a few years ago in a summoning event. Cruise François tells Curt about Orodin, "As you can see, it's a creature we've never seen before. ”

After summoning it at the time, it was intended to be dismantled and used for research, but it seems that the plan was abandoned due to the helpless reason of "not understanding how it works", but because it could not be successfully recalled, it had to stay in the Silver Tower as a librarian.

Briefly introducing the identity of the little construct, Cruise François said to Curte: "And it was also one of the witnesses to the robbery that was born on the rue de l'Warehouse, and it was through the images it provided that I thought that the people who ransacked the warehouse were a new force." ”

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