In the Queen's Palace, Estelle and Joshua, who were chatting with the Queen, heard the sound of rolling air coming from outside the terrace.
Through the window, they saw a Royal Army-style security airship approaching. Then, a middle-aged man with brown hair opened the hatch, jumped off the security airship, and stood steadily on the terrace.
Under the leadership of the Queen, Joshua and Estelle also left the room and came to the terrace.
"Cassius Bright, we haven't seen each other for several months." Queen Alicia said to the middle-aged man.
"Long time greetings, Her Majesty Queen Alicia. I am finally relieved to see that you are in good health." After bowing to the queen, Cassius looked at the two people behind the queen, "I
You're back, Estelle, Joshua. It's been a long time since I last saw you."
"Old, old, dad?" For Estelle, this is a person she is very familiar with.
"Father, you are finally here. Now we can finally breathe a sigh of relief. It's great to see that you are still so energetic."
Joshua immediately responded to Cassius.
"Oh, you seem to have grown taller. How about taking care of Estelle? Isn't it a hard job?"
"Dad, what do you mean?" Estelle pouted and asked dissatisfiedly after hearing this.
"No, it's better to say that I am the one being taken care of." Joshua said quickly.
"I see, it seems that your trip around the Kingdom of Liber is a very good trip... Haha, it's okay. By the way, when I was on the airship, I saw that Grancel City was very peaceful, and the terrorists had been
"Repelled it?" Cassius asked the two of them. He flew directly from the Haken Gate in the north of Perth area all the way south, passing over Lake Valyria and flying to Grancel City.
I had time to go to the Guerrilla Association branch in the royal capital, so I asked Estelle and Joshua, who were supposed to know the situation better.
"That...it seems that Lieutenant Lawrence fought them off." Estelle said.
"Lorrens...could it be Lorensberg from the Intelligence Department?" Cassius frowned when he heard the name.
Seeing his serious expression, Estelle and Joshua nodded in unison.
"Something may be wrong. Estelle, Joshua, please take the security airship back to the association and report to Ainan."
After finishing speaking, Cassius made a gesture to the security airship. After the security airship descended to the same height as the terrace, two more people in guerrilla uniforms jumped off the security airship.
"I'm Sarah Barrenstein from the Heimdall branch. It's my first time meeting you, Estelle-kun, Joshua-kun." The pink-haired woman introduced herself.
"I am Tovar Landner from the Regram branch. We have been following Mr. Cassius for the past two months, so when we heard that Mr. Cassius was in trouble, we came here to help." The blond young man also came.
Introduced myself.
"Wait, dad, what do you mean? Are you driving us away?" Estelle felt something was wrong in the atmosphere and asked quickly.
"Sarah is an A-level guerrilla, and Tovar has the same strength as an A-level guerrilla. The next action is very dangerous, and I don't think you two quasi-guerrillas can participate."
"No! I don't want to leave! We have already intervened in this. How can I be willing to let us leave now?" Estelle said reluctantly.
"The two of us will protect ourselves and won't cause trouble to the adults. Father, please take us with you." Joshua also helped.
"Joshua, even you... okay." Cassius saw Joshua's serious expression and finally agreed to their request.
At this time, the queen standing next to them spoke.
"Cassius, you are going underground, right? Let's go together?"
"Your Majesty the Queen...you really know."
"Well, I know basically everything Colonel Richard did."
"No, that's the arbitrary action of that boy Alan." Cassius said decisively.
The Queen smiled and shook her head, but did not answer. You understand this kind of thing, I understand it, everyone understands it. Only Estelle showed an expression that seemed to understand, but she saw that the atmosphere was a little subtle and was too sensible to ask. She planned to
Afterwards, I went to Joshua to ask what was going on.
After Cassius ordered the pilot of the security airship to wait in the hanging garden on top of Grancel City, he took the lead and walked ahead.
"Your Majesty, it's very dangerous outside. The colonel has ordered you not to leave the Queen's Palace!"
As soon as they left the Queen's Palace, the group was stopped by a pink-haired female intelligence officer. As soon as she finished speaking, she saw the menacing group of people around the Queen.
"Don't hurt her, she's just following orders." The queen said to Cassius, who nodded.
Captain Kenona felt dizzy for a while, then lost consciousness and fainted to the ground. The special agents with her also suffered the same fate.
After the terrorists left, order had been restored in the castle. Some of the agents began patrolling, while others worked overtime to repair the city gate. Unlike the agents led by Kenona, Glen
The soldiers in Sale City immediately gave up their resistance after seeing the Queen and Cassius. One of them was an elite special agent who performed a mission with Colonel Richard not long ago. He poured beans into his own body not long ago.
Everything he did was explained clearly to Cassius and the Queen, such as Richard placing Clodia under house arrest in order to make Duke Dunant the heir to the throne, and going underground to find the Ring of Glory, etc.
"Aren't you from Colonel Richard? Why are you helping us?" Estelle asked in confusion.
"Mr. Cassius is the hero of the kingdom, and his judgment will not be wrong. Moreover, the colonel has not returned to the ground for so long, and I am also worried about his condition. I actually want to go down and have a look, if only I
One person probably can't break through those terrifying ancient puppet weapons, but since Mr. Cassius is here, it won't be a problem. I know the way to the deepest place, so let me lead the way."
This elite secret service soldier defected because of his loyalty to Richard... and because he was worried about his safety. Cassius also agreed to let him be his guide.
When the group of people walked to the lower level and came to the hall, they saw the city gate destroyed by Valut's bare hands. Sarah and Torva both looked sideways. Cassius also pondered for a while, "There is no need to retreat.
Knowing whether it is true or not, that is the opponent we may fight, right? Joshua, do you know anything?"
"Executor No. 8 Thin Wolf Varut. He used to belong to that organization like me. But I just found out today that he is Mr. Jin's senior brother." Joshua replied.
"Mr. Jin, does he mean the immovable Jin Vasek of the Republic? Ainan from your Grancel branch said that he seemed to be injured." Sarah asked in surprise.
"Yes, Mr. Jin was injured by Valut at a martial arts competition and is now receiving treatment at the Embassy of the Republic of Kalvad." Joshua replied.
"Joshua-kun, you just said that you are also affiliated... It seems that there is a very complicated inside story. After the matter here is over, we can exchange information after returning to the association. Let's ignore this for now." Torva
After saying that, everyone nodded and followed Queen Alicia towards the treasure house.
In front of the treasure house door, Joshua could see something fishy at a glance, "It's true. It can be seen from the traces that someone has been in and out of here frequently in recent times."
Queen Alicia stepped forward, took out the key and opened the door to the treasure house. What appeared in front of them was a huge guide ladder that could accommodate more than ten people at the same time.
There is a special force-guiding lock on the force-guiding ladder, but after the elite special agents who were traveling with them took out a special secret key and inserted it in, the force-guiding ladder resumed operation. A group of seven people rode the force-guiding ladder together and went all the way down.
Entered the underground area.
The huge underground city amazes everyone who comes here for the first time. No one would have thought that there would be such a large space under the Royal City of Grancel. Cassius was the first to come to his senses and took out his treasure stick to smash it.
Shattered two puppet weapons that attacked.
The group led by Cassius was like a typhoon passing by. A phoenix wave passed by, and the puppet weapons in the entire corridor were dismantled to pieces.
Under the leadership of the elite special agents, they did not take any detours in the maze-like air corridor. They reached the fifth floor of the air corridor smoothly and reached the deepest part of this huge underground city. Then, in the seven light wheels,
Next to the connecting device, they saw Alan Richard who had fainted and a super giant puppet weapon that had been torn into pieces beside him.
"It's amazing! You can actually defeat such a monster. Did Colonel Richard faint because of exhaustion?" The fragments alone were bigger than a person. It was hard for Estelle to imagine what she could do against that guy.
Odds of winning.
"No, it wasn't Richard who knocked him down. Judging from the damage done to the puppet's weapon, he couldn't have used this kind of sword power that destroyed everything in an instant. The reason why Richard was comatose wasn't exhaustion, but
It's an attack from outside. Tovar, come here and help us. We may still be a step too late. The Ring of Glory has probably been taken away." Cassius said to everyone after analysis.
Tovar immediately came to Richard's side, took out the tactical force guide and released water-attributed force-guided magic resuscitation to treat him.
Not long after, Richard woke up and turned around. When he saw the brown-haired middle-aged man, he showed an incredible expression.
"Colonel Bright...am I dreaming? Haha, how could that person appear here?"
"This is not a dream. Mr. Alan, tell me, what happened?"
Queen Alicia took a step forward and stood in front of Richard.
"Well..." Richard showed a painful expression on his face, "Colonel Bright, since you left the army, I... have been restless... If the country is invaded again, it is impossible to win again. Therefore.
…I put my hopes elsewhere.”
Richard closed his eyes with a heavy expression, "I failed. In order to achieve my selfish purpose, I used intelligence operations to obtain the real power of the Royal Army. General Morgan is under our close surveillance, and Sid's relatives are also in our hands.
That's why you obeyed my orders and acted. All this is my fault alone."
With a "bang" sound, Richard was punched hard in the face, and his whole body was knocked out by Cassius and hit the wall.
"Idiot, no one asks you this kind of thing. It seems brave to take all the blame on yourself impatiently? But what is the difference between this and escaping reality?"
"Well...if you were still in the army, I wouldn't be where I am today..."
"Bang" Cassius punched Richard again and then picked him up by his collar.
"Richard, you coward! You are always immersed in the illusion that I can solve everything. This is the biggest mistake you make! You are obviously capable, why don't you make a world of your own? Isn't it because you are in charge?
Is that why the military resigned from military service with peace of mind?"
"B-Colonel Bright..."
"I... am not as omnipotent as you think. Ten years ago, it was because of the help of the general and you that I was able to overcome difficulties and achieve the final victory. Moreover, I am a person who cannot protect the most important thing about myself.
The man who finally chose to escape."
"..." Richard did not expect that the person he had always admired would actually say such weak words.
"...Dad..." Estelle knew what Cassius was talking about. It was obvious that his mother died to protect her daughter, but Cassius always felt that it was his responsibility as a husband.
"But... I don't plan to escape anymore. So, Richard, don't continue to escape. I have already taken care of General Morgan. I will also go and talk to Sid. Fortunately, I
It will come in time, and the matter has not developed to the point of irreversibility. As for the rest, you can clean up the troubles you caused by yourself. This simple truth does not require me to teach you, right? "
Cassius let go of his hand and put Richard on the ground.
"Ugh...Colonel..."
"Tell me everything you know. Where is the Ring of Glory? Isn't this all the actions you planned? Who knocked you unconscious? Was the Ring of Glory snatched away by those people?"
"The Ring of Radiance didn't exist from the beginning. The only one here is the guardian of the ring called Fantasia."
Richard told Cassius everything he heard from Lieutenant Lawrence before he fell into coma, and then revealed everything he knew to Cassius. Cassius also learned about him and
He didn't really plan to make any coup, but wanted to rely on the power left by the ancients to protect Liber. Moreover, his plan could be said to be half successful. Everyone looked at the damaged Fantasy Music
.
"No, how could this happen? Are you saying that Second Lieutenant Lawrence knocked you unconscious?" Joshua asked Richard in disbelief.
"He has no ill intentions towards me, otherwise he wouldn't have saved me."
"But now, he has disappeared. Joshua, judging from your expression, you should know something. Tell me when you get back to the association. I also have something I want to tell you. Now the Queen and I have some things to talk about.
Chat with Chad. Estelle, Joshua, take Sarah and Tovar back to the association to report to Ainan. Sarah, Tovar, you will wait for my return in the association."
Sarah and Tovar are not Liberians, and Estelle and Joshua are still quasi-guerrillas. Regarding the inside story of the Royal Army, Cassius is not suitable to tell them in front of them.
"Father, you mean...well, okay." Joshua nodded.
"No problem. Mr. Cassius, I will take good care of them." Sarah said.
Of course Tovar would not refute what Cassius meant. He was experienced and very conscious of this situation.
Although Estelle was a little reluctant, she still followed the three of them and left the underground area and returned to the ground.
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After Ling returned to the Red Ark, she immediately came to the ship's workshop to adjust the Gospel β that had been manufactured and turn them all into Gospel γ. The changes to be made were not big, just fine-tuning some detailed parameters, and there was no need to write
New program.
Afterwards, Ling linked the four gospels with the four fantasies that were restored to their original sizes and completed the process of adjusting them.
"Is it finally going to start?" Kenparela said to the professor, then came to Ling's side, picked up a gospel and started playing with it.
"That's right. Soldiers are expensive and fast. I don't plan to give the Liberian Kingdom's army time to react. Before everyone reacts, after the first and second phases of the gospel plan are completed, they will directly enter the third phase of the gospel plan.
The second day after the time freeze of the first seal is released, the gravity blockade of the second seal is immediately released. This is the safest solution." White-faced Wiseman also walked slowly towards the gathering place of the six executors.
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"So, Professor, you deliberately asked us to attack Grancel City with great fanfare to attract attention, right? As the so-called suspicion strategy, everyone will focus on the royal capital, and the local security will be relaxed.
It’s really a good calculation,” said Blubrand.
"Hehe, hehehe..." The professor just smiled and did not answer his words.
Ling, whose fingers finally left the keyboard, stood up and spoke to everyone.
"There is a difficulty in starting the operation of the Four-Wheel Tower. When executing the unlocking of piles, different towers need to be unlocked at slightly different times. The sealing power of the Four-Wheel Tower is connected through the Seven Yao Veins. After the seal of the Emerald Tower is unlocked
, the power originally used to maintain the Emerald Tower was evenly distributed to the remaining three towers. After the Red Lotus Tower was unlocked, the remaining power went to the remaining two. Then after the seal of the Cyanbi Tower was unlocked, all the seal powers were superimposed.
Go to the Amber Tower, so the Amber Tower is the slowest to lift the seal... Although I don't think the Royal Army's action efficiency is so high, we should still make full preparations. Each tower is guarded by an enforcer until the seal is lifted.
.I have adjusted the control program of Fantasy Music to allow their AI to accept the synchrony of the gospel. They were originally released to lift the seal, and are natural allies with us, and can become helpers during the defense of the tower."
"It sounds like they have been carefully considered, so I'll leave it to you to make arrangements, right?" Wiseman said to Ling.
After receiving Wiseman's authorization, Ling began to arrange tasks, and the progress of unlocking the Four-Wheel Tower was supervised by four executors.
Luciola guards the Emerald Tower.
Walut guards the Red Lotus Tower.
Camparella guards the Cyanbi Tower.
Reinhardt guards the Amber Tower.
Blubrand stayed in the royal capital, and his mission was to continue to keep in touch with Clodia, and at the same time put some smoke bombs on the royal army and the Guerrilla Association to mislead them with wrong intelligence and delay their actions.
Professor Wiseman will not stay in the Red Ark, he will take the association's airship to make central arrangements.
Ling herself did not go out, she stayed on the red ark Gulorias to recharge her batteries, that is, to guard the ship.
After all the seals of the Four Wheel Tower are lifted and the floating city appears, the battle is left for her. She needs to pilot the Purple Horseman to fight and break through the floating city's defense system.
After the intensive arrangements were over, the Red Ark started to move, launching performers and fantasy music pieces onto the Four-Wheel Tower.