"I said, I will take you back 'intact'. This is my promise to you."
In the early morning of January 30, 796 in the new calendar year of the free world, the gunpowder smoke covering the southern front of Traveler's Home in Xifeng County was refracting the rich shimmer as the sun rose, wearing a black gold robe. Romulus, holding a gorgeous dark golden staff, was standing in front of the magician tower he built with his own hands. He said in a calm and solemn tone to the members of the Magic Council standing in front of him: "No matter what. No matter how unfavorable the battle situation is, no matter how powerful the enemy appears, the first thing they need to face is me, Romulus, the elder of the Council of Seven, the commander who led you here."
"Unless they pass my level, they will not be able to harm your lives." After saying this, he looked around at the other people present, his brows knitted together in solemnity: "I guarantee that the magic order on this continent will It will eventually return to peace, and whether it is the old magic empire that wants to restore its past, or other forces that try to use them to cause us trouble, they will all be defeated in front of the great God of Magic!"
"For the Council of Mages!"
"For the Council of Mages!"
The great magician standing on the steps and the surrounding magicians below shouted slogans to each other, and then turned into colorful streams of light flying in all directions and disappeared at the end of the horizon. The smoke and war flames spread on the front line seemed to follow these. The flow of light became more intense as it submerged, seeming to indicate the beginning of a new round of fierce battle that has been going on here: "...Huh."
"grown ups."
A calm greeting then appeared in his ears. Romulus turned around suddenly, and what he saw was a magician player who had arrived here at an unknown time, bowing his head and saluting: "Greetings, sir."
"Are you one of the members just now? Why didn't you leave?" Romulus was startled for some reason and pinched his eyebrows for a long time before he stabilized his voice again: "I'm sorry, I couldn't remember. The identities of each of the combatants who accompanied me, so——"
"It doesn't matter if you don't recognize me. After all, I am still a nobody in the Council of Mages." The magician player who stopped bending down to salute and put down his arms smiled and raised his head: "In comparison, Luo Lord Mulus is the main representative of our Mage Council in this expedition against the Magic Empire, and your safety and health are very important to us."
"Is it... so obvious?" Romulus held his forehead and sighed. It seemed that Romulus had no intention of continuing to hide himself in front of this player: "Indeed, I have been under a lot of pressure during this period. After all, Sky Something like that just happened in the city, and I still don’t know how to explain it to the Seven-person Council—"
"Since Lord Wiggins has not sent any words of 'blame' here, it proves that he and the Council of Seven still trust you."
Interrupting Romulus's words, the smile on the player magician's face and the tone in his mouth became softer as he stepped forward: "Of course, this may also be because the Council of Seven temporarily did not do anything to stabilize the morale of the army. You’re processing it, but even so, you’re safe now.”
"How can I be such a person who dare not take responsibility! Since it is Prad's problem, then I will naturally take the corresponding responsibility!" Romulus raised his voice like a conditioned reflex: "It's me, Romulus." Mulus was guilty first. He failed to recognize the identity of that bastard apprentice and took him under his sect... Well, when this war is over, I will give an explanation to the brothers of the Mages Council."
"The Sky City and the Council of Mages have now overcome the crisis, and Lord Wiggins is also a consequentialist person. As long as the headquarters does not suffer too much disaster, your guilt will not be too heavy." The magician player lowered his voice: "However... in order to further ensure your status and dignity, I think some more powerful actions and 'proofs' are still needed. Do you think so, sir?"
"A more powerful 'proof'?" A glimmer of doubt flashed in his eyes, and Romulus turned his gaze suddenly, staring closely at the face that was already close at hand: "Wait, you are Who? Say who you are."
"Ah, I forgot to introduce myself."
Feeling the rising of several protective shields and magic halos close at hand, the visitor quietly swayed away the scattered magic light between his hands behind his back. He lowered his head humbly, took a step back and lowered his head again. He bowed and said, "But I'm just an unknown soldier of Wizard. Even if I give my name, I'm afraid it won't reach your ears."
"I smell the scent of spiritual magic." Still staring closely at the opponent's face, Romulus's guarded posture also had a sense of pride: "Such trivial tricks will not do anything to me. If it doesn’t work, give up.”
"No, no, no, I'm really just here to give you advice, sir." The magician player, who still bowed his head with an unprepared salute, continued to smile: "After all, Sky City and Tania are now We are on the verge of a big move, and the frontline war is so tight. This is both an urgent crisis and a great opportunity for you, my lord."
"...Big move?" Raising his eyebrows, Romulus took the lead in asking his question: "What big move? How did you know about it?"
"I am a member of Vizard. I should have known about the movements of Sky City and the Council of Mages."
After putting away the gesture of saluting, the magician player stood up straight and showed the same confident smile in front of Romulus again: "Or to be more precise: I am here to deliver a message today."
"Today is the day of judgment for His Highness the former Prince Chris, and as the 'origin' of all turmoil, the Magic Empire will never sit idly by and ignore this matter." Having said this, he raised his gaze to Romu Deep in the plain behind Luz: "Relatively, the Magic Empire may invest less on the front line. Now is the best time to counterattack."
"The Magic Empire will send heavy troops to sneak attack on our rear? I don't care whether this speculation is correct or not." Romulus still looked at the other party with a sneer: "Since the Magic Empire plans to raid Tania City, then why doesn't the Magic Empire send More troops are feinting on the Fenghua Plain? Isn't it better to divert our attention by creating a bigger formation?"
"Well... Since this is Lord Romulus's wise decision, we are also willing to respect your opinion." The magician player saluted with his chest in his arms: "But from the standpoint of our intelligence acquirer, I still feel that this This golden opportunity cannot be given up." "After all, their forces are scattered now, and their focus is not here."
Blinking his eyes at the opponent, the player said nothing more, and Romulus, who was standing there, also stared at the opponent in silence for a long time, and finally slowly withdrew his hand holding the dark gold The defensive action of the staff: "Tell me, what is your advice?"
"I wonder, sir, have you ever heard of Green Stone Village?" The successful light flashed out of the corner of his eyes, and the magician player who hurriedly lowered his head spoke again: "There is an Emerald Forest there, and... an Emerald Forest. tower."
"Of course I know that place. Since the mutation there, the Mages Council has also focused on the surrounding area and that village." As if searching his own memory, Romulus closed his eyes and nodded: "It must be an area occupied by the Magic Empire now. I heard that many fleeing villagers were taken in by the principality's troops along with the refugees from Fenghua Town."
"Yes, that's the place." The player opposite him immediately clapped his hands and responded: "According to the report of our informant in Wizard, that place is now also a heavily guarded place by the Magic Empire. It must be those places that our Council of Mages have never been able to protect. The thoroughly researched 'Emerald' will be of great benefit to them."
"You mean, we should attack that place?" His eyes were cast into the depths of Fenghua Plain. Romulus frowned and pondered: "Indeed, judging from the current battle situation, the method of bypassing Fenghua Town and taking a circuitous route along the edge of Fenghua Plain is indeed... not impossible to achieve."
"That's right, only their magic empire is allowed to plan a raid on us. Can't we in turn raid their base camp?" The young magician player's voice was full of persuasion when he spoke again: "As long as we can seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity The opportunity to make a great contribution that attracted worldwide attention, not to mention the disaster of 'unknown people', even the position of speaker of the seven-member parliament in the future may be yours."
"I will not act to escape guilt, let alone compete for the position of speaker. All my goals are for the future of the Master Council and this continent." He first responded to the player with a serious look with a hint of disdain. After speaking, Romulus's brows furrowed again: "Um...raid on Greenstone Village, um..."
"If Lord Romulus is interested, I and the Weizard adventure group behind me will fully support your action plan." The magician player continued to encourage: "Of course, I also know that you are You love your men very much. Every member of the Mage Council who came to participate in this war is extremely precious. Your Excellency must also want to ensure that they can return safely and continue to contribute their own efforts to the magic research in the Free Continent, so——"
"If your Excellency is willing to make this choice and organize a death squad to raid Greenstone Village, we, Wizard, are willing to take on the responsibility of the main raid."
The magician player bowed deeply to Romulus again, stroking his chest and saluting, completely hiding his overflowing smile.
"After all, we adventurers are not afraid of death."
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"His Royal Highness Prince Chris is so brave."
The dizzy feeling accompanied by the dazzling light penetrated Chris's whole body. At the same time, there were increasingly noisy and harsh discussions. The fresh air that was completely different from the turbid atmosphere in the underground sewer area also returned after a long absence. His breathing made the former prince sway involuntarily. Reaching out to support the opponent's body that was about to fall, Enyu Ninglan, who had been leading the way, had also turned around with a smile. She pointed at the long stairs that she had just passed behind him and the closing entrance and exit door of the underground area. After a gesture, the white maid uniform, which seemed to have been washed by hoar frost, still looked spotless: "You have done a great job to be able to complete this journey at your own pace."
"Sinners will probably have this state of mind when walking to the execution ground." After taking two deep breaths of fresh air, Chris finally stabilized his steps: "When I think about my own mortality, being attacked or assassinated, this kind of outcome It became less scary for me, I was just... scared."
"The courage to admit one's own weaknesses and face them head-on is very worthy of commendation." Turning her back to Chris again and walking forward, the secret language Ning Lanjiao smiled and comforted: "Your Highness, there is no need to worry too much, as long as the prince Your Highness believes in his innocence, and the final outcome will definitely be good."
"Thank you, you are such a good person." Looking at the other party's extremely dazzling blue and white back and the skirt reflecting the sun, Chris's eyes became a little blurred: "If... if there was someone like you by my side." If you are around me..."
"If His Royal Highness wants to repent, it would be better to leave these words at the meeting."
The dazzling back seemed to turn dark at this moment, and then returned to its original color under the sunlight. Chris, who was startled, had a clever idea, and then a code word came to his ears. Ninglan didn't look back. Voice: "Of course, it will be here soon, Your Highness."
"Oh, yes." Nodding his head, Chris began to look around: "Of course I know."
Around the street where the two people were walking, countless onlookers from Tania were also lining up on the left and right sides of the road that had been cleared by the guards. They were looking at the unkempt, embarrassed and weak man led by the codeword Ninglan. He pointed, as if he couldn't recognize the identity of this "sinner" who was being led to the central square by countless principal guards. In the distant sight of the circular parliament hall, more and more impatient figures began to climb onto the surrounding roofs. The original voices of discussion and pointing began to gradually become louder as the number of onlookers increased. It was as loud as a mountain roaring and a tsunami: "Just look at this lively scene. They seem to be really enthusiastic about my 'execution'."
"Don't worry, there is no one here who wants to harm His Highness."
For some reason, the codeword Ninglan who was walking in front was still able to pass her words into Chris's ears: "There are both ordinary residents here, as well as stakeholders who are related to your Royal Highness's affairs. Of course, there are also We, the adventurers, are all here to ‘witness’ us.”
"As your highness's guide, Ning Lan feels that today is very memorable."
Some people died, but not completely...
