"Are you really going to do this, Mr. Speaker?"
In the early morning of January 17, 796 in the New Calendar of the Free World, the sun shone on the door of the parliament hall in Tania City, and Representative Carlos rushed there in a hurry to where Pamir's office was. It seemed that because of the early morning The Speaker, who ran over to work, looked a little listless at this time. He just raised his head to pay attention to the identity of the person and then lowered his head again: "What's wrong?"
"What else can happen! This is war!" He resisted the urge to slap the table and pushed open the door. The face on the face of Carlos State also lost its previous calmness at this time: "The principality has just got rid of How long will the pain of war last? How can this scarred land now be able to withstand the next war?"
"During our negotiations with Her Royal Highness the Princess, did Landnar seem to have threatened us with such words?" Pamir raised his eyes with an incomprehensible expression, and Pamir's surprised expression gradually changed. Faded away: "Of course, if you agree with them, then we will not be able to obtain so much compensation and assistance from the empire at this moment."
"What -" The tall body and the raised arms stopped in mid-air. Carlos, who clenched his fists, finally slowly relaxed his expression of wanting to continue questioning: "Wait a minute, can you tell me?"
"This declaration of war is not motivated by emotion."
Arranging the stacks of parchment rolls and pages in front of him, Pamir rubbed his tired and sleepy eyes and took out a pair of film lenses from his arms: "Since the Magic Empire announced its existence, they have been interfering. There is a chronic disease in our land, and as the supreme leader and person in charge of the principality, I will certainly try my best to eliminate this chronic disease completely."
"Now is the best time, no matter the situation, righteousness, or the number of people who support and help us." The Speaker slowly put the lenses on the bridge of his nose, but his movement to start reading the documents again stalled. He said a little: "Ah, looking at it this way, it seems that there are still some people who do not support this action, such as you who are expressing your opposition to me here."
"I am a supporter of the Speaker, but as the chairman of the council, I should also be responsible for the entire principality's parliament." Taking a deep breath, Carlos replied righteously: "This time Was the war declaration approved by the entire parliament?"
"If we wait for the next parliament convening, I'm afraid the enemy will not just fly over our heads." Pamir began to look through the parchment back and forth and shook his head: "This is a serious emergency. As a Speaker, there seems to be no problem in exercising your 'emergency power' once - Her Royal Highness the Princess thinks so too."
"..."
Staring closely at the face of the very familiar speaker in front of him, Carlos said nothing for a long time. In the quiet office, only the rising sunlight was still changing in the scene, and finally accompanied by bursts of Something changed as the sound of heavy footsteps approached: "——Sir Speaker."
"Oh, dear Yang."
Looking at a certain fat man walking in the door in the same direction, Pamir stopped for a moment while continuing to flip his fingers: "Why, was there another accident?"
"As long as there are adventurers, accidents will never be absent." Glancing casually at Carlos beside him, the fat man then began his report nonchalantly: "The number of adventurers who responded to the call of the Speaker is not small. Small, some of them have even gone south to join in the fun, but there are still some people who are protesting in front of our door, hoping that you...the Speaker can reconsider."
"…Next thing."
"The Restorationists, that is, the Magic Empire, have not yet made a formal response to our declaration. However, the Tel Outpost and the Roslin Department near the border of Xifeng County have been attacked by sneak attacks. The losses... are still acceptable. within range.”
"After confirming the other party's reaction, the outpost mission is over. Just convey their movements to our allies."
"Then I will ask them to withdraw, but...ahem, is it really okay to leave it to those adventurers? Although there is Ferriston's recommendation and guarantee, such a major war-"
"You should have seen the combat prowess and performance of those adventurers. There is no problem in leaving it to them. As for the 'loyalty' who is most likely to have problems... you see."
The conversation between the two people finally changed slightly with Pamir's movements, and their eyes also focused on Carlos, who was reaching out to signal to the speaker: "Even our dear Mr. Carlos will have doubts, no matter how much he worries about trust issues. , aren’t they all shackles imposed on ourselves by ourselves?”
"Sir Speaker!"
Raising his head excitedly, Carlos's words that he wanted to shout were stopped again by Pamir's raised hand. He smiled at everyone present, and finally turned his eyes to the early morning. Under the sun: "There is no foolproof plan, and there is no way to guarantee that everyone can have a happy ending. In this position, I can only try to choose the most suitable methods and means for our principality to deal with the problems we face. Right to all the dilemmas.”
"I now have a fuller understanding of what Horsman said before." After saying this, he closed his eyes: "Coerce the empire and the Council of Mages to face the harassment of thousands of dead souls together." ——This opportunity cannot be missed.”
"Then follow the original plan and control the battle line as close as possible to the border between Taron County and Xifeng County." After glancing at Carlos' still hesitant expression, the fat man stepped forward and stretched out his hand to unfold the map in his arms. In front of the desk: "There is also the Anderson Independent State and the Little Andachel Mountains - these are our scheduled war areas. As long as the Free City cooperates with our strategy, we can form an encirclement on the Magic Empire."
"Even if we no longer regard the lives of adventurers as our fate, we cannot rely solely on them as the main force in this war, especially when the opponents are those magician legions." Looking at the fat man, he circled the southern part of the principality territory with his finger. Curve, Pamir sighed slightly and replied: "I hope the Mages Council can take action at the right opportunity."
"With us as a source of energy, they should be more willing to 'try it'."
The sun sank a little as it rose, and a huge shadow covered the parliament hall for a moment due to the obstruction of the City in the Sky. The people of the principality, who had become accustomed to this obstruction, just looked up. The sky city that had been living above Tania for a long time then returned to the busyness of the new day like Pamir. The Sky City, which has also resumed the busyness and hustle and bustle of the new day, is also filled with magicians of all kinds at this moment. Figures flying in and out, submerging into the teleportation circle are also flashing in the noisy shouts. Rui Rigu Yan, who was moving and commanding the movement of some of the people, then wiped the sweat on his forehead and pointed the voice that had just stopped shouting at Nifeng Youran on the other side: "How many more people are there?"
"There are about six teams and thirty-two full-level players." Nifeng leisurely, holding the registration list, replied in a low voice: "Work harder, Mr. President, and it will be over soon."
"This is a big event, so it doesn't matter if you have to work a little harder." After two bursts of laughter, Luo Rigu Yan showed a worried expression again: "But are these manpower really enough? Although we have already expressed our willingness to participate in the battle Magician players from all major guilds have gathered here, but this is the official start of the war..."
"This is not a problem that you and I should worry about." Nifeng Youran replied expressionlessly: "And to be honest, what can really influence the situation of the battle is not the so-called number of people, but the competition between the strongest combatants at the top. "
"What we are facing head-on is not the Magic Empire, but the opponent's magic technology spanning thousands of years, and the power of the void standing behind them."
The counting movement in his hands paused for a moment. The magician in a blue magic robe could not help but turn his head and glance in the direction of the Hall of Emerald: "One of the seven members of the Council has switched sides, and the balance of war is on the line. It’s already tilted before it even started.”
"Then we have to mention the super hidden legendary quest line we have." Luo Riguyan smiled and patted his chest: "If this happens, won't we at least have a strong general here? It must be an existence at the level of the Lord of Violet, right?”
"Don't say this casually, you always think that something unexpected will happen." I don't know if he was reminded of something else by the topic brought up by the other party. Nifeng Youran's face darkened for a moment: "You can't just bet in one place. It's best to bet in one place." Is it to find more talents who can influence the situation of the battle... Well, how is the progress of the others?"
"Have the teams that also promised to find helpers gotten results now?"
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"Sorry, I can't agree to your request."
In the City of Freedom, at the end of the red carpet on the highest floor of the City Lord's Hall, Laina, who was sitting at the end of the row of twelve thrones, patted the City Lord's chair next to him, and his face looked extremely calm and indifferent when he answered: "Please Let's go back."
"This is our life's request!" Immortal Star Soul clapped his slightly plump hands and made a begging gesture. Then he made two serious coughs at the reminder of Yun Jingbu beside him: "Cough cough. , I mean - this is the end of the Spring and Autumn Period in the troubled times, and the beginning of spring for the dead trees. If the Lord of the City can help at this critical moment and promote the great cause of defeating the difficulties, then the Free City can stand firm. The kindness of the Lord of the City , I will never forget it.”
"The Free City is no longer a city of strife. The chaos in the city has not been settled, and everything is complicated. There is really no time to allocate manpower and material resources to provide such a large-scale help." Still shaking his head, Laina, who was wearing golden armor, He replied seriously with a straight face: "On behalf of the Free City, I would like to express sympathy and regret for the Magic Empire occupying the territory of the Principality, but after all, this is still the internal affairs of the Principality. Since the invasion, they have never entered us. The territory of the Free City, so——"
"The fire at the city gate has affected the fish in the pond, but there are intact eggs under the overturned nest!" The immortal star soul clenched his fists and was still admonishing with a look of pain on his face: "If the principality is really defeated, the Magic Empire will occupy In the middle of the mainland, those greedy people will reach out to the left and right sooner or later. By then, the Free City may not be able to protect itself, and it will not be able to protect itself——"
"That is also the crime that belongs to our free city itself."
Raising his hand to stop the heart-wrenching remarks of the Immortal Star Soul, Laina, who was sitting above him, still looked extremely determined in his denial: "The City of Freedom is a city full of sin. I don't think we are qualified to be the ones fighting for the right to belong to the continent. Those who are qualified, not to mention the long-term internal strife that has severely damaged this city, we are unable to support a war of this level."
"As for us people on the Twelve Thrones - headed by me, Laina, we are actually representatives of evil." The city lord who said this looked directly at the faces of other players present: "I have already made a judgment on my previous self. As a self-imprisoned person, I will not leave this prison, so you should give up."
"But--"
"give up."
The deafening shouts of the city lord clad in golden armor echoed in the vast hall. Together with the heavy wind pressure and the buzzing of gold and iron around him, his angry and arrogant look was perfectly reflected, resisting the inexhaustible power of this power. Star Destroyer Soul also wiped the sweat from his forehead. He was still trying to persuade him not to admit defeat, but was stopped by the resurrected demon behind him with his hand: "Okay, that's almost it."
"Hey, you're not the one who lost fifty gold coins! Don't be so dishonest at this time!"
"It's obviously you who is cheating on me, okay? You've already mentioned it and you still want to try it forcefully."
Staring, he suppressed the fat magician's dissatisfaction. The red-haired man clapped his hands and then turned around with a murmur: "I've said I'll do it. Who taught you this bad habit? You have to bet something on it." ...Ahem, I am the second most powerful guild president in the world. The devil is resurrected. City Lord, I am glad to meet you. I am glad to meet you."
"Our fellow adventurers should have made our demands very clear just now. We are already fully aware of the wishes of the Lord of the City." He leaned over and bowed casually, sweeping the Demon Resurrection on his chest. The attitude and tone of his answer were also different. It seemed extremely casual: "Since the Lord of the City doesn't agree, let's change the explanation a little bit."
"You should know that we are participating in a competition recently." He gestured behind him: "A competition organized by us adventurers ourselves."
"...I heard something."
"The city lord must be very aware of what happened to the City in the Sky before."
Facing Laina who nodded in agreement, Demon Resurrection wiped his nose and considered his words for a while: "Anyway, because of that kind of thing, we will also find trouble with the Magic Empire next, but we don't want to fall behind in the competition, so -"
"We have found some ways to ensure that the next games will not be interrupted again."
He smiled and looked at Lena's face.
"I have a suggestion. City Lord, why don't you listen to it first?"
