Chapter Ninety-Seven: Epilogue (II)

In the battle of Royo City, the ** division Marlett almost destroyed half of Royo City.

At least fourteen neighborhoods were burned down by a fire, and half of the city was affected.

In the end, the empire failed to catch anyone they wanted, leaving them with nothing but corpses or corpses.

A seventh-level ** master fell, two sky warriors also died, and one earth warrior, two ocean warriors, five sixth-level warriors, and a fifth-level water mage died.

Thousands of people died, millions of property were lost, and the city of Royo, which had once flourished in Villas, was devastated by the battle.

The Reims Empire suffered one of its heaviest losses since its founding, and the cost was even greater than what it would take to confront a nation on the battlefield.

And that's still the visible part.

The invisible part includes the accusations of the people against the country.

They are angry at the terrible consequences of the ** master's wanton use of high-level spells without regard for the lives of others, and at the same time question whether the Empire's ability can bring them safety.

Although the vast majority of civilians are ordinary people, it is these ordinary people who make up the most important building blocks of a country. Without the support of civilians, no matter how strong a strong person is, there is no meaning in existing.

The anger of civilians against the state may not be able to form a confrontation in terms of force, but at the level of logistical support, it can cause great trouble.

As a result, some citizens resist paying taxes, and others begin to contend with the Empire's law enforcement agencies, creating chaos and even being exploited by foreign adversaries.

The Frankish Empire and the Georgian Empire, faced with the enormous military pressure of the Reims, had on more than one occasion sought to solve the problem from a non-military level.

There is no doubt that the appearance of the incident between Huigler and the city of Royo gave them the dawn of victory.

The Bishop from the Church of the Holy Spirit personally went to Winlington Palace to ask if the Empire had done anything about Purgatory Island. Stricker flatly denied it, although the Bishop's real concern was not this, but what kind of alchemical invention had appeared on that island.

Diplomatic pressure and political pressure, as well as pressure from the lower echelons from within, came one after another from all sides, almost bringing His Majesty the Emperor to the brink of collapse.

"It's all rubbish!"

Even outside the palace, the angry roar of His Majesty could be heard.

Even if there was good news from the front again, it would not make the emperor's mood better.

Of course, that's all later.

Any event has a cause, and there must be an effect, so let's take a look at the end of the city of Royo first.

Raschel looked at Garrick Inston's corpse on the ground with interest, and let out a sigh of admiration.

"It's a very simple death, I'm sure, it's the masterpiece of the Soul Eater's Ring. From the very beginning, Huigler had everything ready, killing one with the Soul Eater Ring and then using alchemy and his own abilities to kill the other. ”

"Who knows. Behind him, Chakra shrugged: "Anyway, when I came, I didn't see anything but this." ”

He pointed to the row of words on the ground.

Raschel looked at the handwriting on the ground and pouted, "Winrington, that's interesting...... Chakra, can you tell me why Hugh Igler is going to Winlington?"

"I'm sorry I can't think of an answer. ”

"I can't think of it either. Raschel replied seriously: "That's what makes me feel strange." Even though I knew he would go to Winrington sooner or later, I honestly ...... He still went too early. He shouldn't have passed at this time. ”

"Why?" Chakra wondered.

"Because his strength is not enough to challenge a strong person at the level of a star warrior, let alone the existence of at least three holy domains in Winrington. Even if he had the Soul Devouring Ring, the Black Warrior, and the powerful Alchemy, all of them added up to nothing compared to a Sacred Domain. It's hard for me to imagine why Hue Igler would have gone to Winlington to kill himself, which is not his style. ”

Chakra shook his head, "Maybe he thinks he can defeat the Sanctuary." ”

"No, Huy Glare is by no means a man who will get carried away by victory. Raschel immediately denied Chakle's claim, and his eyes narrowed slightly: "Maybe he has a reason to go?"

"What reason?"

"I don't know, it's not important, it's what we do to deal with him. Raschel circled the ground with his hands behind his back, carefully examining the traces of the small river beach.

Thankfully, this time, there were no people from the Department of Justice who came to make trouble, and there was no big explosion like the one in Spark Prison, the time was too rushed, and Huey was in too much of a hurry, and the scene was forced to leave a large number of traces, which provided many clues for Raschel.

Raschel looked at the footprints on the ground and muttered softly: "There is no doubt that this is a tough battle, Kevin Beals is not without the slightest strength to fight back, it can be seen that Huy Greil has also been injured, and he won very hard." ”

"As for Dannitner and Craig, they came later, and two other people came from the other side, one of them was a woman, and I smelled a faint aroma of fat powder in the air, interesting, a very noble perfume, which only the nobles could afford. ”

Chakra's face changed slightly.

Raschel continued to observe: "After Kevin Beals died, Danitner and the others started to escape, look at Craig's face, his expression was full of disbelief, there were no injuries on his body, no signs of a fierce battle, which indicates that he was killed suddenly. ”

Looking up into the distance, there was the body of Danitner.

Raschel looked down at the direction of Craig's corpse again, and thought for a moment: "He was killed after being abandoned by Danny, and the person who killed him was definitely not Huey Gler, but a high-ranking samurai, otherwise it would be impossible to let Craig die with one punch." Whoever can kill an ocean warrior with one punch must at least be a sea warrior himself. ”

Raschel squinted his eyes and laughed, "Things are getting more and more interesting. Lady Perfume, Necromancer, and Rank 7 Sea Warrior...... Interesting, Chakra, guess what came to mind?"

"What?"

"If my memory is not wrong, a woman, a sea warrior, a necromancer, the combination of the three, there is a ready-made one in the mountains of Bilas. You know, I've been collecting information these days on possible people in the Bilas Mountains who are helping Huey, and combined with the clues from that Blake, Hue Glerle was once in the area of Robinia...... Wolves and thieves. ”

Chakle's heart beat violently a few times.

Raschel said in a very positive tone: "I remember that Kevin Beals once participated in the battle to clean up the bandits in the Villas Mountains, and he had some unpleasant experiences with the wolf thieves. It's interesting, I think we've found his help. ”

"I don't think that's going to work. Chakra said.

"That's because you don't know the ropes of catching criminals. We are never afraid that the criminal is strong, but we are afraid that he will run too fast. Huigler has teleportation array skills, and in the face of such an opponent, the real headache for us is that he comes and goes without a trace. But when he has a subordinate, everything will be different. His subordinates may be his help, but they can also be a drag on him. If we can't catch Huy Gler, then we can at least start with the people around him. I've always been worried that he didn't have a lot of opportunities for me to get my hands on, but now it seems that I've found a breakthrough. ”

"Maybe he doesn't care about his companion's life at all?" Chakra couldn't help but say.

"So we're looking for more entry points. Raschel said as he walked as he came to Danitner's side and looked closely at Danitner's body: "I have a plan......"

"What plan?" Chakra asked.

Raschel suddenly shut up.

He stared at Danitner's corpse with an incredible look in his eyes. Since he was looking at the corpse with his back to Chakra, Chakra didn't notice Raschel's vision, but for some reason, his heart beat violently.

"It's funny. Raschel muttered.

He looked at the corpse carefully, as if the dead man could tell him something.

After observing for a moment, he turned to Chakra and said, "Can you do me a favor?" ”

"You say. ”

"Help me get my assistant mages here, they're scouting the Central Garden Junkyard dump. ”

"Well, you said you had a plan to capture Sigh Igler......"

"Let's get back to that. Raschel interrupted Chakle's words.

Chakra walked towards the junkyard site.

Raschel looked in the direction he was walking, a hint of suspicion in his eyes.

He muttered to himself, "A sword split the whole person in two, and Danitner didn't even have time to use his luck to protect himself." But why didn't he even have a chance to parry and dodge when the attack was coming from the front? A guy who had abandoned his companion and fled for his life was killed by another samurai who was walking towards him from the front without any defense? The people behind didn't even catch up...... What does that mean?"

"Danny knows him. Raschel said to himself with certainty: "Defenceless...... That's supposed to be our people. ”

Who will it be?

Raschel didn't know.

But at this moment, he was already sensitively aware that things had changed dramatically.

There are some people who are destined to be put on his list of difficult to trust.

So, who should be put on this list?

It's not impossible that if a man can betray the empire in turn, then he can also betray a second time.

Arilon: Spark Prison may be a trap? He was bought by Hue Igler, otherwise why would he be the only one to survive?

Or is it someone else, someone who is hidden in the shadows that Raschel himself doesn't even notice?

If Huey wanted to, he had too many ways to buy enough people.

Maybe more than one?

So who else can he trust?

Raschel's eyes narrowed, and he whispered, "The plan needs to be revised slightly, and it looks like I'm going to get more prey." ”

No matter how tragic the war, life must go on.

The smoke of gunpowder after the war certainly brought endless pain to people. But tried and tested people always learn to wipe away their tears quickly and continue on the road.

While Winrington, and indeed the whole world, was shaken by the events at Royo City, the center of the shock had returned to its normal way of life at an astonishing speed.

There's nothing like a dance party to make people forget about disaster.

Silent Island Hotel.

A feast of the nobility is taking place.

The aristocrats danced, lost in the beautiful music and intoxicated by the joyful dance steps.

Huy Gler's gold-rimmed eyes, gardenia-oiled hair combed and straight, and his little black waistcoat set him off like a gentleman.

"It's hard to imagine how quickly people can come out of their grief. Lilith stood beside Hue and muttered quietly.

"It's called self-anesthesia. The Reims Empire is like a big ship with a hole, and even when it is about to sink, the band will play its own music. There has never been a shortage of scenes in history when people sang and danced on the eve of the collapse of the country, and you don't need to be too surprised. ”

Lilith pouted, "I haven't read that kind of history. ”

"You're experiencing that history firsthand. Xiui said with a smile.

Not far away, Christine walked towards Huey with a crimson wine glass.

"Are you going to dance with me, my sweet boy?"

A charming smile appeared on Xiuy's face: "Happy to obey." ”

They helped each other onto the dance floor.

Lilith looked at this scene, her heart became sour, and she gritted her teeth and spit out a few words: "Coquettish woman!"

"Be careful with your words. Buckler's voice sounded in his ears: "Here, you are his sister, and your attitude should be to support the marriage of the two families, not to be jealous." ”

These words made Lilith's heart ache slightly: "I hate acting, uncle. ”

"I also hate it, and if I could, I would have preferred to choose the day when I would be the king of Robinia Town, but unfortunately we didn't have a choice. Buckler put his arms around his niece: "Lilith, he doesn't belong to you, he doesn't even belong to any woman. ”

Lilith only felt that her nose was a little calculated, and she quickly turned around and hurried out of the ball, she just wanted to go back to her room and cry.

On the dance floor, Huey danced with Christine in her arms.

"You have to hurry up and get to Winrington. Christine buried herself almost entirely in Thuy's arms, attracting countless jealous looks.

"You know if I could, I'd like to be able to go later. ”

"I'm afraid not, lately, some people have tried to make ghosts while I'm not there. Some of my industries are being swallowed up, and some big people are putting pressure on me. You know I can't sustain the Weston family on my own, but now I'm losing the power to support me. ”

"Why?"

"Because of you. Christine's tone was filled with strong dissatisfaction: "Everyone thinks I've become your woman." The young master of the Dardanelles lived in my bedroom for almost a month. Everyone saw me as a slut and they lost interest in investing in me. If the means of flattery do not win me, then there are many who will consider taking a strong approach. I used to be able to maneuver around a horde of men, using their conflicts to protect myself, but now you've made me the center of the storm. If I don't hurry back to Winrington to settle those troubles, I'll be doomed soon. ”

"The situation is bad......"

"How bad it is, how bad it is. Christine affirmed: "Huey, this time you are going to Winlington, you are not going for revenge, but to repay the debt you owe me." You've got to help me get rid of those problems. I hope that during this time, you will not make another move. ”

Xiu Yi frowned, "You only want to use your current status to attend public events?"

"Yes. I don't want any more extraneous things, and it's for your own good. Winrington is not Royo City, there are enough strong men there. Maybe you walk down the street and bump into a random person, and they can easily kill you. You can't win anyone. The beautiful widow warned Hue in a low tone.

Hue chuckled, "It's funny, what I'm best at is playing flip games." ”

Christine grabbed Huey's hand tightly: "Listen to me, promise me, don't make a move! This time you go to Winlington, just to help me solve my troubles, okay? ”

Xiu Yi frowned slightly.

Although Christine said that it was for her, at this moment, he could still see that Christine was actually thinking about him.

She still cares about herself and doesn't want anything to happen to her.

Maybe it's because she has an accident and she can't escape it? Maybe it's because she really cares about her own safety?

Xiui didn't know the answer, but at that moment, he nodded and said, "Okay, I promise you, this time it's just for you, and I won't take the initiative to take any action against anyone." But if someone threatens me, I'll solve the problem in my own way if necessary. ”

Christine finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, then it's settled." ”

"Now, then, we need a reason for the Dardanelles to deserve to leave Royo. ”

"The reason is too simple. Something so big has happened in the city of Royo, and the merchants from outside are fleeing, and the Dardanelles are no different. ”

"Then why go to Winrington?"

"Because of me, I'm going back to Winlington. Christine smiled and said, "Haven't you already pursued me? Doesn't your business need my guarantee to continue? Since I'm going back to Winlington, of course the Dardanelles have to go too. ”

"That's a good reason. ”

"Dodge Comptoir and the Bavarian family will also be leaving Royo City, both of which have their headquarters in Winrington. I'm sure they will be very supportive of the Dardanelles' move to Winrington. Christine said intentionally or unconsciously.

Xiuyi's heart moved: "If that's the case, then why don't they send a formal invitation to come over and let the Dardanelles family enter Winrington even more...... Make sense. ”

"That's what I meant. Christine threw a seductive look at Huey.

Looking at Christine's beautiful face, Huey couldn't help but wonder if going to Winrington this time could really solve Christine's own troubles as he promised?

The shadow of Raschel came to mind, the old fox who had hardly performed well since entering the city of Royo. What the hell is he trying to do?

Suddenly, Huey had the feeling that it might be a big mistake to let Raschel go. In the future, this guy may bring himself big trouble.

However, at that moment, the competitive nature of the teenager prevailed.

He was eager to see what the old fox could do against him.

"No matter how bumpy the road ahead may be, I believe the future is bright. Huey said meaningfully to Christine.

At this moment, he was full of confidence.