If you don't understand the history of iris, you may feel a little nervous about this name - iris are full of moon sons acting at night, and a bunch of assassins acting in the shadows, but the capital is called this name.
——Where is the light, I would like to ask.
But in fact, the origin of this name is quite ironic - it is precisely because of the existence of the Moon Son and Hawkeye organization that the crime rate in the capital is too high.
At that time, the royal family had not been killed, and the Moons did not have full power as they are now. The Hawkeye organization did not possess political power at the time. It was a pure civil organization, much purer than it is now... Their assassination of great artists, rich people, officials, and nobles was basically based on the justice execution of "public opinion".
In that era when street lights were lacking, the capital of Iris with a large number of artistic buildings was too beneficial to the assassins who could hide in the shadows. They could easily escape, integrate into the shadows of the complex, and then escape from the corners of the capital.
Although many assassins use this trick to assassinate the son of Moon, many assassins will also use this advantageous terrain to assassinate some politicians.
At the same time, some gang members will use this favorable environment to steal, rob, kidnap or murder. The Hawkeye organization even has to undertake part of the patrol and security work... and even so, some charges are still framed on them.
After all, most people are definitely not as familiar with the environment as those assassins who flip around the roof every day. Those who hold public opinion and power are afraid of the "secret observation" of the Hawkeye organization.
——How many people who can reach this position dare to say that they are absolutely clean, have never offended anyone, nor have they hurt any innocent people?
In the capital of Iris, crossbow arrows may be shot in any corner of the shadow, and any high place on the roof may jump down a assassin who cannot see clearly in the air to assassin. Regardless of whether there is a target or not, as long as they immediately climb over the wall and escape, it is basically impossible to catch up.
Even the superiors may die in assassination without any warning. Not to mention sniping, cursing, poisoning... Even if it is just harassment, it will be annoying.
Finally, driven by the Moon Sons who began to feel fear, the Iris Royal Family announced that it would spend a lot of money to build a large number of lamps in the capital.
Every street—including dark alleys, roofs, under bridges, dead ends and even sewers—is filled with countless lights. It is necessary to keep the whole city bright forever at night, and a night patrol team is sent to ensure that there is no shadow in the city. Destruction and blocking lighting are classified as crimes.
This has indeed greatly reduced the crime rate, because the assassins really cannot assassinate in the street. Originally, they could escape into the darkness by turning their heads, but now they can always be illuminated by the light for half an hour. The ubiquitous light has increased the difficulty of stealth, and the assassins who have already sneaked may be seen through it.
The royal family was pleased with the outstanding results, so this extremely expensive project was preserved.
This directly leads to the fact that in the capital of Iris, if the curtains are not pulled, you will not be able to fall asleep. On the other hand, the safety and brightness of the night city also directly promotes the night entertainment culture of Iris. People began to travel, set up stalls, and have fun at night, and the shops were no longer closed.
When the night is as bright as daylight, people's perception of time will gradually change. So the capital of Iris eventually develops a completely different lifestyle habit from other cities.
Until the royal family was cut off their heads, the Iris man proudly called it "City of Light" to commemorate the Light of Freedom. But he forgot where the name first came from.
The headquarters of the Hawkeye Organization is here - in the capital where the light is the most intense and cannot accommodate half of the shadows.
Until now, they have not been discovered by Moon Son. The reason is very simple... because they are hiding underground.
When Iris was still the Heraser Empire, this was the location of the Psychic Tower Academy. In order to provide enough materials for the Psychic Tower Academy and to try to solve the disaster of the undead in the absence of a priest, many corpses during the Empire were transported here.
In order to store these corpses, there was a huge catacomb. When the psychic tower flew away, it was just buried and sealed. After the founding of the Iris Kingdom, it did not choose to landfill it... because the cost would be too great that no one wanted to pay this price.
Even the son of Yue dared not explore underground - ghosts know how many undead bodies buried here hatched, and they raised several awesome illusion demons by raising a pot. The way of love will be restrained by the way of dusk, just as the winter demon can easily kill the son of Yue.
So the assassins of the Hawkeye organization hid at the end of the catacomb with countless corpses buried by a group of undead. This is also the best place to train stealth abilities - as long as they are sent to the headquarters, they will basically be unable to get out.
Once the undead is alarmed and does not master enough stealth ability, there is only a dead end. If you cannot escape by climbing over various obstacles composed of bones and earthen walls under the pursuit of the undead, you will not be able to leave here at all.
Under the powerful pressure of survival, they quickly "adapted" and mastered the ability to escape night vision, night fighting, environmental combat, silent art, stealth, and the most critical escape ability that can adapt to changes and strive to escape anywhere.
While the Hawkeye Assassins are now in a craze, this place seems extremely quiet and deserted.
A man wearing a navy blue formal attire and looking gentle and decent, surrounded by endless undead, walked alone into the depths of the catacomb.
The candlelight lit up here, making everything look golden.
"—I'm here, Sirieks."
As soon as the man entered, he spoke in a stern face and said, "You should know... don't contact me unless necessary, right? Master Siriex?"
In the direction he was looking at, the shadow slowly condensed into a human form.
It was an old man with messy white curly hair, looking a little introverted and difficult to mess with. He was wearing a robe and glasses, and didn't look like an assassin, but an old teacher or an old scientist.
——His name is Thomas Trainer Debussy Marco de Cirix.
His name contains "de", which means that he was once a nobleman.
In fact, Thomas was born in the Assassin family and was also a rare assassin master. He didn't know which generation his family had joined the Hawkeye organization... I'm afraid no one will know except the man in front of him.
"……leader."
The old man slowly spoke, "Or... Speaker Pierre. I have one thing to tell you."
Hearing this, the middle-aged man narrowed his eyes slightly.
The man known as Pierre is the real leader behind the Hawkeye organization.
It is also the real ruler of iris today, the prime minister elected by the Giant Tree Party, and the head of the cabinet of iris - although in a strict sense, iris does not survive the royal family, so he cannot be regarded as a "major".
To be precise, he should actually be the head of Iris or the president.
After ending the "third rebellion" between the king and the nobles, the chief citizen elected by the parliament was indeed called the head of state. In the subsequent rebellions, the name of the leader of the Iris State was changed many times, and finally stabilized on this name.
——The Iris man has retracted again.
Beheading the king and hanging the nobles... The chaos caused by the overly fanatical third rebellion made people disgusted with it. They believed that the country was in chaos because of the loss of the king. But they did not want another king to rule themselves... so they finally set the tone:
Although all the royal families were dead, they were still responsible for the "history and glory of the iris inherited to this day", but "they are still looking for the bloodlines that the previous kings have passed down among the people, and before that, they will manage the country for the new king."
Of course, such a new king will never appear.
There is even the promotion of Xingying people - if the royal family is completely removed from the political system, it means that they have nothing to do with the Heraser Empire. The former rifting war was a joke, and without the claim of the Heraser Empire, Xingying really had an excuse to fight them.
——In international confrontation with a relatively balanced situation, war excuses are very important. Although it sometimes looks ridiculous, it actually has a lot to do with it or not.
Although it will not suddenly disappear a legion, or let the muzzle explode... it will seriously affect some invisible things. Such as morale, recruitment efficiency, international public opinion, war durability, the cost of dominance after victory and the price paid by the other party, as well as the degree of war-weariness in the rear of one's own back.
Therefore, the "king" must exist, even if this king is just a lonely crown, a scepter, and a symbol.
The Xingying man on the other side also breathed a sigh of relief.
Because if the Iris people really no longer respect the king, it means that once this trend flows into the Star Antimony, it may pose a threat to the rule of the Valentine family, a civilian king who also lacks claims. The Iris people held claims in the Fissure War, and they all dared to drive out the royal family, so why couldn't the Star Antimony people?
The social environment of iris is actually not that bad at all. At least people can live and live without cede territory, have healthy economic situation, no large-scale famine, and the employment situation is also good. Although the crime rate is a little high, it is still safe at least during the day.
The continuous rebellion was actually caused by the instigation of different forces, and it was the struggle between the top leaders...
But Xingying's economy has really collapsed.
They really dare not let the Iris man say anything.
What if there is really a star ant person awakening?
"What do you want to do...Master Siriex?"
Pierre asked seriously: "Good days have come, no need to fight anymore... Even if you really want to do something, can't you wait any longer?"
His words were almost begging.
Because Pierre had roughly guessed the idea of Master Siriex.
If there is any big thing, he must come to the headquarters for an interview... Then Pierre can only think of that one thing.
Master Sirieks' beloved granddaughter, Croai de Sirieks, a genius of the Hawkeye organization, was killed by Evas Moriarty.
Considering the international influence and in order to protect the Hawkeye organization, Speaker Pierre twice bent his knees to Avalon to admit his mistakes. Later, Avas became the pope, and they completely stopped the idea of assassinating him.
And now...
"So I'm going to quit the Hawkeye."
The old man said slowly: "In a few days, it will be too late. If Hawkeye completely controls the country, every move will be interpreted. But now... Hawkeye is just an underground organization."
"You are too naive, teacher!"
Speaker Pierre frowned: "If this kind of thing is involved, it is impossible to clean up! Whether you withdraw from the Hawkeye or not, it seems to be the Hawkeye organization that assassinated the former pope - he is still the elder brother of the Empress of the New Heraser Empire. Your actions may bring war and destruction to the Iris!"
"Your perspective is wrong, Pierre."
The old man looked at Speaker Pierre with his dim pupils: "I taught you - don't look at things from a high perspective. Many people don't know what you know, and most people are foolish.
"Not many people know that you are the leader of the organization... Those people either don't speak out or have been killed by me. Regardless of whether my assassination can succeed or you can take this opportunity to clean up the Hawkeye organization and clean up all the social dregs.