Bells ring, bells ring again.
But it is not the bell that the citizens are familiar with.
It was not the hour, and the bells were not ringing from churches, imperial cities, or other bell towers.
Instead, it comes from Karel Palace - located on the west side of the imperial capital Heimdall, it is a vacation and leisure place exclusively for the royal family. During the civil war, it was used by the noble alliance to imprison the imperial capital leader Carl Regnitz and Rean's most precious child. sister Elyse Schwarzenegger.
For a place like this, being secluded and not being disturbed is a must.
Normally, not to mention the sound of bells, a direct bomb with a high yield would not have any impact on the city.
The reason why the whole city hears the ringing of bells is that this bell is obviously unusual.
If Randy and Yuna were in the city right now, they would definitely feel very familiar.
Because this bell did not come from anywhere else, but from Crossbell. It was made by a medieval alchemist and was a key node in the "Crosbell mutation".
Two years ago, it was the ringing of this bell that kicked off the mutation, and together with two other bells also made by medieval alchemists, they built a huge barrier covering the entire city of Crossbell, completely isolating the interior. into an independent "small world".
After Crossbell was occupied by the empire, it became a trophy of the empire and was transported to the imperial capital. It was put on display in the museum on weekdays until it was secretly taken away last night.
Although the other two bells are absent and cannot meet the "Trinity, complete isolation" condition, it still has the power to activate the spiritual veins and upgrade the entire imperial capital to a high-level space.
With the spread of spiritual light and spiritual energy, existences that could not normally appear in the real world appeared in the streets and alleys of the imperial capital in a majestic manner.
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Fantasy beasts, magic soldiers, and all kinds of magic beasts and puppets...
They are ancient mysteries belonging to this country, and they have all left traces on this land and become legends.
Now, the mystery reappears and the legend arrives.
At the moment of arrival, they relaxed their bodies and roared loudly, as if they wanted to regain their past glory.
But in the eyes of ordinary citizens, this was a great terror, more terrifying than the battle to recapture the imperial capital at the end of the civil war.
After all, at that time, both the offensive and defensive sides were relatively restrained and did not want to destroy the imperial capital. In the end, although Fei's rampage also caused a large-scale high-dimensionalization, because Fei's ability is to absorb human essence, ordinary people lost consciousness within a few minutes and escaped mental destruction.
Unfortunately, the big clock from Crossbell doesn't have this ability.
In just a few minutes, the ancient imperial capital Heimdall fell into panic.
The people were crying, shouting, and panicking.
Reasonable people tried to seek help from the government, but soon they discovered that the communication between the channels was almost interrupted.
And the soldiers who patrolled the night in large numbers last night to enforce the curfew orders are now missing.
Some people can't help but ask:
"What about people? We are not the strongest military country in the world?"
"What about the army? Isn't the army supposed to protect the people? Isn't our army the best in the world? Why can't we even protect the imperial capital?"
The answer is simple, because I didn't receive an order.
It is the bounden duty of soldiers to obey orders and they are not allowed to leave their station without receiving orders to take action.
Even though the commanders of the garrisoned divisions and the heads of the Military Police Department already knew what was going on and asked their superiors for instructions more than once, the reply they received was still that the situation was unclear. Please wait for the time being and do not act rashly.
Later, even Claire, who was in Karel's palace, couldn't help it and took the initiative to ask:
"Are we just going to let the situation develop and do nothing?"
"I guess, it's still to collect fighting spirit?" Lecter shrugged as usual.
"That's right." Rufas crossed his arms and nodded slightly, "Fighting energy is all the 'spiritual energy' related to battle, including panic, fear, riots, etc. It's not that we can't send out the army to quell the riots, but this way If you do, the citizens of the Imperial City will not have strong feelings, after all, they just experienced the war two years ago."
To put it bluntly, it’s a threshold issue.
People who are used to peace have different understandings and feelings about war than those who are used to rains of bullets.
Although the rebellion of the Noble Alliance was expected by Osborne, it invisibly raised the tolerance threshold of the empire's citizens for war, and objectively made it more difficult to collect fighting spirit.
"There is no way. The opening of the 'Black Star Cup' requires fighting spirit, and Testerosa's recovery also requires a lot of fighting spirit. This is a necessary sacrifice." Cedric, who has recently joined the "Iron-Blooded Sons", spread his hands with an expression. Three points helpless, seven points innocent.
Seeing this, Claire felt a burst of unknown anger and raised her voice in a rare move: "That can't-"
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Osborne with a wave of his hand: "This is a matter of decision. No need to say anything more. Everyone should do their own work. We don't have much time."
"Um...yes." After all, he was a foster father who was so kind to him. Claire could only swallow her words and turned around silently.
Miriam, who had been watching and trying hard to play the role of "a little transparent (although not successful)" rolled her eyes and followed her quietly, thinking that she had followed her quietly. After walking about ten steps, she finally couldn't help but pull the button. Leya's hand then came to her ear and whispered:
"Don't worry. Even if uncle doesn't care, Li En and everyone else won't. Believe us, we are strong."
"Well, I know, it's just-"
"Just what-"
Facing Miriam's pure big eyes, Claire was stunned for a moment, and habitually stretched out her hand to touch her head:
"It's nothing. Your Excellency is right. There is nothing we can do about it. It's because I didn't adjust my mentality for a while."
You said "we", not them, which already shows your attitude.
Sometimes, I really envy you for being able to make up your mind like this.
Not like me——
Miriam, you must be happy.
Miriam did not look at her, but pricked up her ears, really trying to eavesdrop on the conversation on the other side like a rabbit.
Just a few seconds ago, the Intelligence Bureau sent a communication—negotiations with the Second Branch failed. The other party did not want the Intelligence Bureau to take away the "Black Rabbit" and requested further instructions.
In this regard, Rufus showed no expression, while Albelisi sneered and said sadly: "My lord, for our grand plan, the 'sword' is indispensable."
"I know." Osborne's face was as dark as water, and the shadows around him became thicker.
Seeing this, Rector said, "Should I go?"
"No, I'd better go." Cedric took a step forward.
"What if the second branch still won't let him go?" Osborne asked.
"To be on the safe side, I want to bring everyone from the main school with me. In this way, the problem within Thorz will not expand... Moreover, I have long wanted to fight the second branch as a school unit. "
The number of top masters may not be as high as that of the main school. But in terms of staffing, the main school is too far ahead.
This was Cedric's confidence. At this time, he didn't know that both Rean and Tova had resigned as instructors, and Alleria was missing.
"Let's do it like this." Osborne hummed.
Cedric turned and walked away, resolutely.
"As expected of my lord." Albelisi's voice became more and more permeable, "But, if the crown prince cannot bring back the 'sword'..."
Osborne said nothing, just looked at Albelisi quietly.
Perhaps because he couldn't bear the pressure, or perhaps because he realized the master's meaning, the latter finally lowered his head and said: "I will pay close attention and report to you as soon as possible if there is any situation."
Osborne still said nothing and just waved his hand.
Alberisir was granted amnesty, stepped aside, and began to operate various black technology devices.
However, no matter how he operated or adjusted, his vision was always gray.
"This is impossible!!! Why can't I see anything?"
…
"——Because I won't let you see it!"
In the silver light, Xiao Huan tilted his head slightly, holding Xiao Di in one hand and the dog in the other, walking easily past the guards of the palace and walking under the swinging clock, his cheeks bulging lightly.
"Whose thing do you think this belongs to?"
