After handling the matter of the Magic Stone Research Association, Owen left the institute and returned to the palace and castle.

Since the inner city is the main battlefield where the People's Army fights with the enemy, the damage is relatively serious. Even if it has been cleaned up, you can still see several damaged houses on the road.

The flow of people on the street has not yet recovered. Occasionally encountered pedestrians saw Irving's escort team from a distance and hurriedly lowered their heads and chose to go around to avoid it.

In comparison, the damage in the outer city was relatively light, and it quickly became lively after order was restored.

Some people even celebrated White being pulled off the throne and spoke freely in the tavern.

That's not because White's previous actions were indeed unpopular, and he also implemented high-pressure policies in Junhui City, such as restricting speech, which oppressed many people to the point of suffocation.

Of course, this does not mean that everyone supports Irving as the new king.

To be honest, many common people did not care who would be the king, they just hoped that the new king would not be as warlike as White, who often forced farmers to fight in wars, and levied exorbitant taxes.

Their wishes are actually very simple. They just want themselves and their families to have enough to eat, live in a house that can protect them from wind and rain, and live a good life in peace and stability.

Therefore, what Irving has to do is already clear, which is to respond to the people's expectations.

As long as the people can live a better life than before, they will naturally support the new king from the bottom of their hearts.

In fact, Irving is already doing this.

Just because the well-disciplined People's Army did not loot Junhui City during the attack on the royal capital, it won the favor of many civilians.

After all, according to past war experience, the cities of the defeated side will be looted, and the victims will be innocent civilians.

After dealing with the nobles and palaces and castles who had colluded with White, Owen also ordered the People's Army to help clean up the dilapidated streets after the war.

At first, the people were still very afraid of the People's Army and did not dare to get close, fearing that the soldiers would commit banditry against them.

As a result, the People's Army was only cleaning up bricks and rubble on the ground and carrying corpses. They did not do anything bad. They even took the initiative to ask if there were any injured who needed help.

The people's military actions gained the trust of the people, and they also took the initiative to go out of their homes and clean up the post-war streets with the soldiers.

Through these things, the residents of Junhui City have greatly changed their view of Owen and the People's Army led by him, and they increasingly look forward to the new king making everyone live and work in peace and contentment.

This will also help Irving promote reforms and establish new systems in Junhui City in the future.

【Warning! A group of unknown persons are approaching.】

On the spacious road back to the royal palace and castle, Alpha's warning suddenly sounded in Owen's mind.

Almost at the same time, Angelica quickly stepped forward, raised her hand to stop Owen, and said with a vigilant look: "There's something wrong!"

"Attention everyone! Prepare to fight!"

Owen gave the order decisively, and quickly began to condense the fireball magic and compress the volume.

Mapel did not pull out the magic sword from his waist, but took out the revolver given by Owen and stood it up in front of him. His eyes became sharp, and he looked like he was ready to shoot at any time. He planned to use all the bullets before changing.

Make a sword to fight.

The twelve guards who followed quickly formed a defensive formation with Owen in the middle, took off the bolt-action rifle from behind, and raised it in their hands.

At this moment, Owen felt extremely confused. White was already dead. The People's Army had already demonstrated its strong military strength by capturing the royal capital in less than a day. There was no need for nobles from all over the country to take risks for a dead man.

Who wants to kill me? Is it the second princess of the southern border? No, it will take a few days for her side to receive news that Junhui City has changed hands.

Owen was really puzzled by this.

The enemy's attack while he was away from the palace and castle was obviously premeditated.

At this moment, a group of black-clad and masked assassins jumped out from the surrounding dark alleyways and the roofs of several low-rise houses. It was estimated that there were more than ten people in total.

In this costume, could he be White's eunuch killer? No, he is already dead.

Are those assassins so loyal that they will continue to work for their master even after his death? Impossible! There must be other masterminds behind this.

There was no time to think so much. Owen waved his hand and threw a blast of fire into the sky. It was a distress signal sent out to the outside world. He hoped that the soldiers patrolling nearby would come over quickly after seeing it.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Facing the incoming enemy, the soldiers aimed and fired one after another, then pulled the bolt and retreated, and continued to shoot the next enemy.

Mapel also shot and killed an assassin who jumped from the roof.

Without a gun, Angelica could only protect Owen's side, guarding against enemies that might approach.

After one round of shooting, eight assassins were shot and fell to the ground. As for whether they were killed or not? That will have to be confirmed later.

The other assassins did not rush straight towards him, but ran around to avoid incoming bullets.

The enemy's purpose was very clear, which was to use his own life to consume the five bullets in the bolt-action rifle, and to bring his fearless fighting style to the extreme.

It seems that the other party has obtained information about the bolt-action rifles equipped by the People's Army from the previous battle to attack the royal capital.

Not long after, a second group of assassins sprang out from the surrounding area, and there were more than ten people in total.

Good guy, you actually used so many assassins. How much do you want to kill Owen?

Among the second group of assassins, one actually had a musket. The man stood on the roof, raised his musket and fired in the direction of Owen.

With a bang, the lead bullet hit the ground at Owen's feet.

Fortunately, the enemy only had one musket, and it was a front-loaded flintlock imitation ordered by White. It had poor accuracy and needed to be reloaded with lead bullets after firing one shot.

Even so, Mapel and the guards present were still frightened. They quickly moved their guns to aim at the gun-wielding assassin, and shot him into a sieve with more than ten rounds of bullets, killing him.

"It's not safe here, please come with me."

Seeing this, Angelique took Owen's hand and moved to the damaged house not far away, intending to use it to guard against enemy bullets.

The entire escort team also moved accordingly.

Upon seeing this, the surrounding assassins suddenly launched desperate attacks in an attempt to stop him.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Several more assassins were shot and fell to the ground, and there were not many assassins left.

However, the enemy has successfully consumed most of the bullets in everyone's guns.

The third group of assassins rushed out of an alleyway. Unlike the previous two groups of assassins, they actually gathered together and seemed to be protecting something.
Chapter completed!