In the Guerrilla Association, a group of guerrillas were busy preparing for the martial arts competition that would begin in the afternoon.
There are two semi-finals in the martial arts competition, one of which is a civil war between guerrillas.
The group of four headed by Cruz left the Guerrilla Association first, and the other group was about to leave.
"Brother Ainan, you went to answer the phone just now. Is there an emergency?" Estil saw Ainan put down the guidance communication. She immediately went over to ask enthusiastically. It has been many days since she came to the royal capital.
, she hasn’t even received a mission. If this continues, I don’t know when she will be able to save enough to get the upgraded BP and then get a letter of recommendation for a quasi-guerrilla from the Grancel branch. So at first glance, there may be a mission.
She immediately greeted him.
"Well, yesterday afternoon, I learned from Grandpa Luglan of the Perth branch and Aina Jun of the Lorente branch that an earthquake of lower intensity occurred in the Perth and Loriente areas that lasted for one minute, and the earthquake was clearly felt.
Fortunately, no casualties were caused. They originally planned to entrust the central workshop to send people to investigate, but now the road is blocked and the technicians from the central workshop cannot dispatch. "
"Earthquake? Is this the same as the Wolfe Fortress earthquake and the St. Heimer Gate earthquake?" Agathe also came over to ask.
"No, it should be different. Although the central workshop cannot be dispatched, I asked Kirika from the Chase branch to ask Dr. Russell. After analyzing the information, the doctor said that the earthquake in Wolfe Fortress and St. Heim
The two earthquakes in Mena only occurred in specific places and were not felt in the surrounding areas. But the earthquake in the northeast was different. The earthquakes that occurred in the Perth and Lloriente areas were obviously aftershocks of a larger earthquake. There have not yet been any.
The location of the earthquake source is clear. Judging from the lack of casualty reports, it should be just an ordinary earthquake that occurred in an uninhabited area." Ainan explained.
"But at this juncture, the successive earthquakes are still very concerning. I really want to ask someone from the Intelligence Department for clarification." Agathe's tone was a bit puzzled.
"Could it be something related to the Ring of Glory?" Joshua asked.
"Although we lack key evidence, we cannot conclude that there is no relationship between the two. In short, the analysis of the cause of the earthquake is left to the professionals of the Central Workshop to find out. This matter does not require the dispatch of people from the association. You all can
Prepare well for today’s game.”
"Yes, yes, the game is about to start, let's go."
After saying goodbye to Ainan, Estelle and her three companions left the Guerrilla Association and set out for the Royal Arena.
In the historical museum, another one of the series of ancient documents commissioned by the curator was translated. Ling stretched out and handed it to Miss Licia, the receptionist.
"Looking at Dr. Astley's handwriting makes me feel so happy. Such perfect cursive characters, each letter is composed of continuous curves, looks very smooth, round, and has an elegant beauty. Well, I
Can we apply to the curator to display it as an exhibit in our collection?"
"Well, please don't do that. It's embarrassing. Putting aside the handwriting, I have no hope for my translation skills. After all, I am not a professional with profound literary attainments. Even if the translation is an ancient narrative poem, it will still give people
It feels like reading a paper, right?"
"Hehehe, I think this has a unique aesthetic. Well, since it is Dr. Astley's request, there is nothing we can do about it. After the data is archived, it can only be circulated in a small circle as an internal publication of the library.
It's a pity that we can't present this beauty to the public. But having said that, Dr. Astre, your translation speed is really fast. Professor Yalua can translate one book in two days, but you can translate three books in one day.
Uh-huh, this is the so-called genius girl."
After learning that Ling could also read through ancient Chinese, Professor Yalua gave half of his work to Ling, euphemistically saying that those who are capable work hard. Ling felt that the identity of an archeology professor might not be entirely Wiseman's.
Maybe he really enjoys his uncle's disguise? Although a collection of poems only has a few thousand words, for ordinary translators, translating a volume in two days is already very fast. Ling is using
Using a series of techniques such as parallel computing, somatosensory acceleration, etc., coupled with her writing speed that broke the sound barrier, she was able to accomplish these things like a storm. As for the quality issue, as she said herself, apart from the handwriting, it is pretty good-looking.
In addition, the content is very dry. Because it is a simple and crude literal translation, it is only suitable for use as research materials and is incompatible with the artistic beauty of literary works. If it is to be published, there must be a dedicated literary
The industry needs to make a second polish on the translated text.
After leaving the historical museum, Ling first went to the ticket seller at the entrance of Wangli Arena and bought two tickets from Miss Mafa. Because it was the main game, the ticket price was twice as expensive as the preliminaries, but for Ling who had just made a fortune
, this is all trivial, trivial. When she came to her senses, she realized that she seemed to have bought an extra one? Olivier didn't seem to be with her, well, it didn't matter.
Whether it was Levi's game or Joshua's game, she was always interested. Yesterday, she asked the professor to go with her to carry out the final experiment of the gospel plan, so she couldn't go to the quarter-finals. Since she happened to have nothing to do today, of course she wouldn't
Miss the upcoming semi-finals.
There was still a lot of time before the start of the game, so Ling chose to take a walk outside. When passing by the Imperial Embassy, she saw the solemn-looking Mulla talking to Campbell, the Royal Army soldier in charge of guarding.
"Humph, you're not that deadbeat. After you left the mess to me, you ran around somewhere and didn't see him in the morning." Seeing Ling coming over, Mu La spoke to her.
explain.
"Mess... Did Mr. Performer get into something?" Ling asked.
"It's about the Capua family. I really shouldn't have agreed to him so easily." A sad look appeared on Mula's face.
"Hey, it turns out that it was Mr. Olivier who proposed the extradition of the Capua Sky Pirates back to the Empire. I was still wondering why the detention center suddenly escorted the Sky Pirates to the embassy." Soldier Campbell said in a tone of sudden realization.
Is the Imperial Embassy so efficient? Ling mentioned it to Olivier just before yesterday. Unexpectedly, the Capua family would be sent here in just two days. However, if you think about it, this is not incomprehensible. Li
The national power of the Bell Kingdom is weak compared to the Erebonian Empire, and it is now a critical moment for Colonel Richard to arrange a coup plan. It is true that the Capua family committed a crime in Liber, but before that they were still citizens of the empire.
.Even if it is to be tried, it needs to be conducted by the empire. If the empire intervenes forcefully in the coup incident on the pretext of protecting the lives of the people of the empire, it will undoubtedly be a very troublesome matter. This is probably due to this consideration.
, so the Royal Army controlled by the Ministry of Intelligence simply let go of the Capua Sky Pirates who had no use value. After getting rid of this hot potato, let the Empire solve it on its own.
"And the Royal Army has agreed to hand over the airship used by the Sky Pirates to the embassy. It should be in the next two days. Although the rf26 is no longer the latest model of Leinforte, it will be returned to the embassy.
The empire is also a proof of friendship to the empire." Mulla then said to Ling.
When Ling left Linefort, the latest airship designation was rf28, and several of this batch had been purchased by the Imperial Military Intelligence Agency. But this does not mean that the performance of the successor aircraft will exceed that of their predecessors.
, it’s just more suitable for mass production. The Lynx is the nickname given to their rf26 by the Capua family. Ling personally participated in the design of this ship and stuffed it with too many private goods. Because the cost was too high,
Only a few were produced and stored in the hangar of Linefort as technical demonstrators. The only one sold was the one purchased by the Capua family.
"Do you want the property to be returned to its original owner? Although it is emotionally unacceptable, there is nothing we can do about it. This year is the 10th anniversary of the Hundred Days War. I just hope that the peace between the two countries can continue." Soldier Campbell
Sighing. As a security officer responsible for guarding the imperial embassy, he knew very well the delicate relationship between the Liberian Kingdom and the Erebonian Empire.
"I bought an extra ticket. I originally wanted to go to the martial arts competition with Olivier, but since he's not there, forget it. So is Mulla interested in going with me?"
"I didn't want to refuse the lady's request. I'm also very interested in the martial arts competition in Liber Kingdom, but as you can see, I'm very busy right now. I can only say I'm sorry."
Mulla shook his head and declined Ling's kindness. Well, it was a critical period after all. Unlike Ling who had money and leisure, Mulla also had a heavy burden whether he was a royal guard or a military attache of the embassy abroad.
It was lunch time, and Mulla invited Ling to have dinner at the Imperial Embassy. Ling also happily accepted. She was quite satisfied with the refreshments at the embassy.
"Whether it's us or the Calvard across the street, the ingredients Lieber provides to the two embassies are of the highest quality. I heard that they are no less than those used by the royal family. Although the chefs we employ here are not as good as Grancel.
Gilvi, the palace chef in the city, is also a famous chef in Grancel, the capital of the Flower King." Mulla explained to Ling.
"Flattering the surrounding big countries as much as possible is the way for small countries to survive. There seems to be nothing to blame. After all, they are trying to survive in the cracks. The Imperial Embassy is the most important place for the Kingdom of Liberia and the Empire of Erebonia.
It is normal for an important communication window to receive favorable treatment from the other party. What Lieber really wants to please is not the people living in this embassy, but the Erebonian Empire behind this embassy.
"Ling expressed her opinion.
"Yes, that's right. Take the Hundred Days War ten years ago as an example. Although Lieber won the victory at first, judging from the peace treaty concluded, Lieber did not get any benefits at all. The country was reduced to a war zone.
There were countless civilian casualties, but they had to endure it. Erebonia learned the importance of guided communications and the formation of an air force in modern warfare. Casualties are inevitable in wars, but all captured Imperial troops afterwards
The soldiers also returned to the empire safely, adding a large number of backbones with actual combat experience to the empire."
"Well, Mulla, you are really not a pacifist. Well, that's right. Most of our graduates from Thors prefer war to peace."
When Oribat was studying in Thors, Mulla, who was a royal guard, was of course also with him. Despite the age gap, many of Thors's students were outstanding soldiers who came to study.
Not to mention Mulla, who was only 20 years old at the time. In the past school history, it was very common for students to be in their 30s or even 40s. However, there have been no major wars in recent years, so the number of older students has been greatly reduced. If
Entering the war period, there will definitely be a lot of older students. Olbat and Mulla both belong to the first class of the great nobles. They entered Thorz in 1194 of the Qiyao Calendar. After two years of study, they entered the seventh class.
Yaoli graduated in 1196. In the second year after their graduation, the adult Olibat succeeded Torz's chairman from his father Jukent, and Mulla also returned to his alma mater to take over as coach, and in the seventh year
In the year 1198 of the Yaoliang calendar, he became the instructor of Ling's third class. Because Ling completed her credits in advance and skipped graduation, based on the year of graduation, Mu La was a senior who was three years ahead of Ling, rather than based on enrollment.
In terms of years, it's four years older.
"Ling, I think there is no conflict between safeguarding peace and actively preparing for war. Soldiers must guard and safeguard the peace of their motherland and must face war bravely. Our Erebonian Empire and the Republic of Kalvad are historical enemies and have many territorial disputes.
It cannot be taken lightly at any time. Defending the enemy outside the country is the best solution."
"What you said makes sense. Judging from past history, every twenty or thirty years, the empire and the republic will fight vigorously. It takes almost a generation. Not only because of their old enemies, but also for the two countries.
, war is a good way to divert domestic conflicts. If we calculate the time, we will definitely have a war with the opponent within ten years."
"Yes, the war is not far away. Although people in the Liberian Kingdom who have been corrupted by peace may not believe it, we can be extremely sure of this. Because there are mountains as a natural barrier, the Erebonian Empire is against Liberia.
The pressure exerted by the Bell Kingdom was not great. It was all because Liber and Kalvard had concluded an alliance treaty that they fought several symbolic battles. Counting the Hundred Days War ten years ago, the Empire's influence on Liber in the past hundred years
There were no more than five attacks, but each time was a small ban. You probably know, Ling, that the southern part of the Sasarant State, including Palm, used to be the land belonging to the Kingdom of Liber hundreds of years ago...
…”
I know, I know. According to this, Hamel, which is further south than Palm, used to be a part of Libel. But who cares about such old things. Until 1134 of the Qiyao calendar 68 years ago, Ke
Losbel is also an integral part of the territory of the Erebonian Empire. Since ancient times, the main excuse for wars between countries has been disputes surrounding territorial claims.
"...But the emergence of airships changed everything. Liber, who put the guard airship into actual combat, taught our empire a lesson. The mountains are no longer insurmountable natural dangers. Countries have established their own air forces.
After that, in order to compete for the dominance of the West Semilia continent, the intensity and breadth of the next all-out war will definitely be far greater than before."
"Well, although it feels a bit unfounded. Neither the Empire nor the Republic are ready yet, right?"
"Yes. But the outbreak of war often happens when no one expects it."
It is indeed a beautiful dream to hope for eternal peace in the world, but soldiers are always more realistic. Compared with Oribat, Mulla, who has served in the military for a long time, is very concerned about the international situation. But in comparison,
, he is not as sensitive to the undercurrents in the empire as Oribat. Soldiers are the cutest people, and it is their bounden duty to defend the country. Mulla's thoughts probably won't have so many twists and turns.
The issues that the Imperial Army regulars are most concerned about are always when to fight and how to win the war. As the imaginary enemy of the Imperial Army, it has always been the Kalvard Republic, not domestic rebels. Simple things like maintaining law and order are dealt with.
Just let the neighboring army do it. Even Mulla would inevitably think like this.
"Well, thank you for your hospitality. It's almost time and I'm ready to leave." Although they talked about endless topics, Ling still enjoyed the lunch quite a lot.
As soon as Ling walked out of the restaurant with Mu La, she heard a slightly unfamiliar voice calling her.
"Hey, Director Xiaoling. Have you come to Liberel Kingdom too?"
Ling turned around and saw a girl with blue hair wearing a gorgeous and elegant dress walking over quickly.
"Miss Josté? It's been a long time. It's been more than a year since we said goodbye to Ryan Fult. I thought your personal freedom would be restricted. I didn't expect the people at the embassy to be nice to you.
"
"Well, a lot of things happened. Although I'm not locked up, I can't leave the embassy. I'm a little unhappy, but there's nothing I can do about it. Anyway, it's much better than staying in jail. Hehe, I made you laugh.
"
Josté Capua was a little depressed. But she quickly cheered up and was not at all disturbed by her status as a former criminal.
"After all, she is the daughter of a baron family. The embassy will take care of her as much as possible. After all, our empire has a status difference between nobles and civilians. Even if a noble has done something wrong, civilians cannot make irresponsible remarks.
And just like that scoundrel said, they have experience fighting Liber Air Force and are valuable talents to the empire. Externally, Liber's statement is extradition, but in our internal documents of the Imperial Army, it is actually recruitment.
.Including Ambassador Darvill, the main personnel of the embassy know this."
"Well, thanks to Uncle Klenach and Brother Mulla. Although we were too stupid to be taken advantage of by those men in black from the Liber Intelligence Department, we will never make the same mistake in the future!" Jostre shook his head.
He clenched his fist and waved it a few times, pretending to be vicious and said.
The Erebonian Empire's ambassador to Liber, Davill Klenach, is an imperial noble with the title of baron. He is an old acquaintance and personal friend of the previous generation of Baron Capua. He is also quite sympathetic to the Capua family's experiences. Therefore,
When he could, he extended a helping hand to the three Capua brothers and sisters.
"So, will the Capua family join the army after returning to the empire?" Ling asked.
"Except for Miss Jost, this is the case for everyone else in the Sky Pirates." Mulla replied.
"Well, in exchange for restoring the family's title, Brother Doron and Gilgo will join the garrison of the Galeria Fortress. But I am asked to go to some women's college in the imperial capital. I really can't stand it." Jost said quite a bit.
dissatisfied.
"Saint Astralia Women's College? Oh, they are staying in the imperial capital as necessary hostages. Although they have accepted the recruitment, it does not mean that the imperial army will trust them." Ling nodded to express her understanding.
"Well..." After being told the truth that she was going to be separated from her family, Qiaoste felt a little depressed for a moment.
"It's not just that. Although the ambassador worked hard to negotiate with the superiors, he got the result of the title being returned. However, the reformist officials also made additional demands. The title can be restored, but it cannot be inherited by contemporary males."
"To think you're actually doing this, those people must be too petty." Ling complained.
Although women can also inherit titles in the empire, the status of female nobles is usually lower than that of male nobles. This is not a bias caused by gender, but simply a convention caused by the difference in force value.
In addition to the four famous families whose local power is no different from that of vassal kings, in a martial empire, the heirs of nobles must practice martial arts. And the level of martial arts often represents the amount of honor. For example, Vic
Although Dos Alside is a Viscount, because of his strong personal strength, he is undoubtedly a super famous family among the imperial aristocrats. In the aristocratic circle, Viscount Alside is better than most earls.
Several levels higher. So even if they are women, if they are some particularly strong female heroes, not only will they not be looked down upon by others, but they will also be highly respected by the noble circle. For example, in the past, I trained under Victor, and got it in 1196
The best example is Alleria, the golden Rakshasa who was taught the secrets of the Alsaid style and inherited Count Le Guin. She is known as the strongest warrior in the country's army and is now Juno of Lamar State.
Commander-in-Chief of the Maritime Fortress.
"Well, so now I want to call you Baron Jost?" Ling said, looking at the blue-haired girl.
"That's...that's not true."
"Well, according to imperial tradition, the title succession ceremony needs to wait until adulthood. Therefore, the Capua family will not restore the title until four years later. Perhaps delaying time is the real intention of the reformist officials."
Mulla judged this.
Ling nodded to express her understanding, and suddenly took out the extra ticket to the martial arts conference that she had bought.
Incorporating the Capua family into one's own force was Ling's suggestion to Oribat. Since it has made a good start, it would not be particularly abrupt to contact them now. Capua's identity, Capua
’s encounters and Capua’s experience, there are many factors worth using. Maybe they are not particularly powerful chess pieces on the big chessboard of the Erebonia Empire, but they can play just the right role at critical moments.
Function. As long as it can be used, use it. The more usable chess pieces, the better. This is the approach of the Body-Eating Snake, the approach of Wiseman, and the approach of Ling.
"Since Mula, you are busy with official duties and can't go to the game, how about giving this opportunity to Miss Qiaost?" Ling suggested.
"Didn't I say I couldn't leave the embassy?" Jostre shook her head like a rattle.
"Haha, I think this is a good idea. This is probably the last time you can stay in Liber. If you have the opportunity, don't miss it. And I think Miss Josté, you have a kind nature and are not the kind of person who causes trouble.
I'll go talk to the ambassador and ask him to issue a special permit for you." The troublemaker in Mulla's mouth is undoubtedly the omelette. Compared with that person, in his eyes everyone seems to be law-abiding.
Be a good boy, even if you are a former sky pirate.
"Hey, do imperial soldiers disobey others?" Josté protested in a low voice, but Mulla had already left.
"Miss Qiaosette, it's a rare opportunity to go out. In fact, you are not so resistant, are you?"
"Well, Director Xiaoling made you laugh. But I am the only one who can go out. The eldest brother, the second brother and everyone in the group can only stay behind closed doors, which makes me feel guilty."
"No, I think if they knew about it, they would definitely support your actions. Anyway, it would be nice to explain to them what happened at the martial arts competition."
"Well, okay. That's what I said. Also, Director Xiaoling, please don't call me Miss Qiaosette. It sounds like you are being called old. I remember that I am obviously one year younger than you. Just call me.
Just like Jost." Jost still remembered that Ling's external identity was seventeen years old. Although it was just a false identity, she took it seriously.
"Okay, then Josette, you can just call me Ling. I forgot to tell you that I have resigned and am no longer the director of the fourth development room of Linefort."
"Ah...oh...I see, that's why I can travel."
The two waited at the door for a short while before Mulla walked out of the ambassador's office and handed the pass to Jostre.
"The only martial arts competition is valid today and tomorrow. Take advantage of this period to have fun in Grancel, the King of Flowers. Don't be afraid of the Royal Army soldiers, our Imperial Embassy is your backing." To Joss.
After Te finished speaking, Mu La turned his gaze to her side again, "Ling, Qiaost is leaving it to you."
After receiving the charter approved by the ambassador, Jost felt that her nose was sore and tears were about to flow out.
"Brother Mulla, why are you so nice to me?"
"You and Duolun are fourteen years apart, right? And I happen to have a brother who was born fourteen years younger than me. Compared with the hardships you have experienced and the hardships you will go through, my brother is much happier.
The so-called compassion, well, that's it, it's just my wishful thinking, don't get me wrong." After Mulla finished speaking, she turned around and left without waiting for Jost's reply.
The younger brother Mulla mentioned should be Kurt Fander. He seems to be as old as Crown Prince Cedric. He must be thirteen years old this year? Mulla had already stayed with Olibat when he was thirteen.
Well. If you put it this way, Kurt may have lived and grown up in the Royal Capital.
Ling recalled what she knew about the connections between the characters in the plot, and then came back to her senses. She saw Jost still staring at Mulla's back in a daze.
"The so-called charm of older people. It's not that I can't understand it. But we should go, Qiaost. The semi-finals of the martial arts competition should start soon." The age difference between Levi and Ling is sixteen years.
Wei was born in 1175 and Ling was born in 1191. Mulla was born in 1174 and Jost was born in 1186. The difference is only twelve years. But if Ling remembers correctly, as the heir to the Vandel style dojo and the earl family
, Mulla seems to be engaged, right? Well, that is his private matter and has nothing to do with Ling.
"Ah, um. Ling, let's go."
The two left the Imperial Embassy. Soldier Campbell stared at Josté's back and murmured to himself, "What a beautiful girl. But is there such a person in the embassy?"
Of course, the words of soldiers dozens of years away could not be hidden from Ling's ears. It seemed that Josté's temperament had become completely different after she had restored her appearance as a noble lady, so much so that the security personnel did not notice that she was related to the little girl from the Sky Pirates.
the same person.
Ling didn't take this little incident seriously. After showing two tickets to the receptionist at the entrance of Wangli Arena, she and Qiaost entered the auditorium and waited for the game to start.