It was already early in the morning when Joshua and Estelle returned to the Guerrilla Association branch in Grancel. But at this time, the association was still brightly lit.

Ainan, Cruz, Kevin, Yanelas, Kurac, Karuna, and Agathe, who had just regained consciousness, all gathered together to discuss the events that happened in the royal capital.

"You are back, Joshua, Estelle. And these two?" Ainan saw that there were not only two quasi-guerrillas, but also two unfamiliar faces.

"Hey, Ainan. This is the first time we have met in reality. I am Tovar from Regram, and she is Sarah. We followed Mr. Cassius to Grancel." Tovar

He said hello to Ainan. Regram was geographically located in the southern part of the empire. In the past, there had been frequent contact between Tovar and Ainan from the capital branch of Liber, so Ainan was familiar with his voice.

"Mr. Cassius is with the Queen now. I am Sarah Barrenstein from the Heimdall branch. Please give me your advice." Sarah was not as familiar with them, so she still took the initiative to introduce herself.

"Zero Driver Torvald and Zidian's Sarah. Great, now we can finally breathe a sigh of relief."

Seeing that Yanilas was a little confused, Cruz explained to her that Sarah was an A-level person, while Torvald was actually a B-level person who refused the A-level promotion.

"You guys have come a long way from the empire, why don't you take a rest in the guest room first?" Ainan said to Torvald and Sarah.

"No need. Staying up late once is nothing for a guerrilla. You don't plan to sleep today, right? We'll wait here for Mr. Cassius to come back. Before that, let's exchange the information everyone knows."

Val was the first to speak, and seeing that the others had no objections, he began to explain what happened to him and Sarah following Cassius at the Haken Gate.

"General Morgan is under house arrest? The situation seems very serious. General Morgan is the supreme commander of the Royal Army. The following is the offender. Isn't that guy Richard trying to rebel?" Agathe can be said to be one of the people present.

He is the person who is most familiar with General Morgan. Although he had a grudge against him because of past events, when he saw him in trouble, he still couldn't help but ask questions.

"Huh? Even that stubborn old grandpa..." Estelle remembered the first time she met General Morgan in the Perth area.

"Before Mr. Cassius came back, the Royal Army had been controlled by Colonel Richard's Intelligence Department...The main officers were either attracted by Colonel Richard, or their personal freedom was restricted." Sarah changed her words, "But in

When we arrived at the Haken Gate, we had already rescued General Morgan with Mr. Cassius. Even the mastermind himself is now under the control of Mr. Cassius. As long as he is willing to cooperate, everything will go smoothly.

If so, things will be settled satisfactorily tomorrow."

"To capture the thief first, capture the king? As expected of Mr. Cassius. It seems that we have done something unnecessary." Kurac said with emotion.

"The above is what we know about the Intelligence Department of the Liberian Army. This matter has something to do with us, although it is just speculation... Have you heard of Second Lieutenant Lawrence?"

"That man, what happened to him?" Agathe asked.

Hearing this name, Joshua and Estil also pricked up their ears. Neither of them had told a few people that Levi was Joshua's brother, and they already recognized this information.

"In the case of the Imperial Guerrilla Association bombing that occurred in August, the Imperial Military Intelligence Agency and our Guerrilla Association have obtained conclusive evidence that it was the work of the Jesta Jaeger Regiment. And Second Lieutenant Lawrence, he used to be in the Jesta

The Chasseur Regiment holds the position of captain," Tovar said.

"It turns out there is still such a connection. But didn't Second Lieutenant Lawrence quit the Chasseur Regiment a year ago? He accepted Richard's recruitment and became a general in the Intelligence Department of the Libertarian Army." Agathe was also with Ayo.

People who have read the personnel files of the Ministry of Intelligence are not too surprised when they hear this news.

"It seems so. But judging from the tone of the captured Jaegers... when we were defeated, those Jaegers said that if Captain Lawrence hadn't been around, how could we have lost to the guerrillas like this?

In other words, I suspect Lorensberg. He did not really 'break away' from the Jesta Jäger Regiment but was 'performing a mission' and joined the Intelligence Ministry in order to achieve some personal purpose of his." Sarah

He took up Tovar's topic and spoke to everyone.

"Since there is no evidence, it's just your personal speculation. That person has already abandoned the dark side and turned to the bright side." After finishing speaking, Agathe felt that something was wrong. The Intelligence Department was not the bright side in any way. He immediately continued, "Although the Intelligence Department is indeed

He did a lot of bad things. But those were all orders from Colonel Richard, right? As a subordinate, isn't it normal for you to obey orders?"

Sarah shook her head, "When we met Colonel Richard, he had already been knocked unconscious. According to Richard's testimony, it was Lawrence who did it. But according to Richard, it was Lawrence again.

Lawrence saved him. In addition, the testimony of the soldiers in the royal city also said that Lieutenant Lawrence repelled the attackers and saved them. It seemed that there was a hostile relationship between Lawrence and the attackers. The specific situation

We have to wait until Mr. Cassius comes back to know the more detailed situation. In fact, the reason why Mr. Cassius hurried back with only the two of us was not just this. What happened in the Royal City of Grancel a few hours ago

The attack is the main cause. The person who invaded the royal city can definitely be the body-eating snake."

Except for Ainan and Estil, who had already heard this name from Joshua, the other guerrillas in the royal capital branch all looked at a loss.

"The Body-Eating Snake is the name of the organization. Their leader is called the leader. It is an association that attempts to influence the whole world secretly. To be honest, even the headquarters of the Guerrilla Association has not grasped the truth about this organization. Considering that

Influence on society, we have not disclosed the fact that this organization exists. Only A-level guerrillas can submit applications to access relevant information. However, they do exist and are taking actions to achieve a certain purpose. Just like this time in the Royal City

The attack is the same." Sarah actually did not investigate it herself, but relayed the information she heard from Cassius. When Sarah interrogated the Jasta soldiers of the Jesta Chassis Regiment who were captured by the guerrillas,

, they all expressed that they did not know the bald muscular man who seriously injured her. She felt that the other person was probably also a member of the association.

"Then, let me also tell you about the information that Father Kevin and I discovered together." Cruz said, "We just went to the historical archives to investigate Professor Yalua. When we went there, Yalua

The professor has already completed the procedures for leaving the library, and it is said that he left Grancel after the martial arts conference this afternoon. Although I learned from the director and other library staff that they had arranged a place to stay for Professor Yalua

, but when we entered it, we found that the bed had not been used for several days.”

"This is no longer suspicious. What about the other one?" Agathe was naturally referring to Ling, who was often with Professor Yalua.

"Dr. Astley has not gone through the departure procedures. Although her bed is very clean, there are signs of frequent use. It is said that she was invited to stay at the Imperial Embassy overnight. Soldier Campbell and the Embassy

Mulla, the military attache stationed abroad, could provide her with proof of identity. However, the embassy was heavily guarded and we were unable to enter the embassy to find out."

Cruz's words made Joshua relax. Estelle also held his hand at this moment, making him relax a little.

"If the purpose of Second Lieutenant Lawrence entering the Intelligence Department and the purpose of the Body-Eating Snake are both to obtain the thing called the Ring of Glory hidden underground, then it is not impossible that the two sides will conflict, right?" Yani

Lasi said in a tentative tone.

"It is true that this possibility cannot be ruled out, but the enemy of our enemy is not necessarily our friend." Karuna said.

The guerrillas all expressed their opinions, and after half an hour of discussion, no results came out of the discussion. Joshua and Estelle just listened quietly and did not speak. Everyone just thought that they were quite tired and did not speak.

Go ask them what they think.

When things were making little progress, a middle-aged man with brown hair walked into the Guerrilla Association. He was not the only one, but there was also a silver-haired female guerrilla behind her.

"Dad...and Sister Sheila? Aren't you in Lorente? When did you come to the capital?" Estelle was the first to ask.

"I came yesterday because I specifically asked Mr. Ainan to keep it a secret for me." After Sherazade finished speaking to Estil, he nodded to Ainan.

"Sorry to keep everyone waiting. It took a while to process the end of the matter."

"It's okay, Mr. Cassius, you came just in time. So the matter in Grancel City is over?"

Ainan gave up the main seat, and Cassius sat down at the main seat at the conference table.

"Well. Let me tell you everything together. First of all, the first piece of information is that Her Majesty the Queen has decided to make Princess Clodia the Crown Princess. The ceremony will be held on the Queen's birthday next week. We will guerrilla

The Scholars Association must do a good job in relevant cooperation."

Everyone originally thought that what Cassius said first was about the Intelligence Department or about the attackers in the royal city, but they didn't expect that the first thing he said was this.

"I am not in a position to reveal the specific details. But this matter is actually the Intelligence Department cooperating with Her Majesty the Queen. In addition, the wanted order for the Royal Guards has been withdrawn. The previous attack on the central workshop was carried out by other terrorists.

.For the unjust injustice suffered by the Royal Guards, the Royal Army will make compensation to them."

The highest command of the Royal Army belongs to the Queen, and the Intelligence Department, Cavalry, Naval Forces and Airship Forces are all responsible to the Queen. The Royal Guards are part of the establishment directly under the Queen, and are also part of the Royal Army to be precise.

"Wait a minute...the ones who attacked the central workshop were obviously those guys in black clothes..." Estelle still had a hard time accepting this vague statement.

"In fact, I was the one who entrusted Cruz to seize the black guide device Gospel held by the Intelligence Department. Although it may not be accurate to say that it has been returned to its original owner... Estelle, things are not as they appear on the surface.

Simple. Although the role played by the Intelligence Department in this incident was not glorious, they also showed their loyalty in the battle to guard the royal city. In order to avoid greater chaos, let us each take a step back.

I’m struggling with this kind of thing.”

"Are we just going to let them go? They've obviously done so many bad things!"

"I will not deny their mistakes just because they are also victims. There will be punishment within the Royal Army. This matter happened to be mentioned here. I decided to resign from my position in the Guerrilla Association in a few days and return it to the official

Guerrilla Badge. I plan to accept Her Majesty the Queen's invitation to return to the Royal Army and take over the title of Commander-in-Chief from General Morgan. This matter will also be announced at the Queen's birthday celebration."

Cassius suddenly dropped a bombshell, surprising everyone in the association.

"Before I take office, Richard will arrange for the Ministry of Intelligence to restore order in the kingdom. Since the Hundred Days War, the military discipline of the royal army has gradually begun to loosen. Especially among the officer class, abuse of power, corruption and bribery are also common. It is precisely

Therefore, I was taken advantage of. If this situation is regarded as a practical exercise of 'intelligence warfare', it will undoubtedly sound the alarm to the entire Royal Army. I will personally carry out the improvement of military discipline in the Royal Army.

Richard will cooperate with me and carry out the fight against corruption to the end."

After hearing Cassius "justifying" various previous actions of the Intelligence Department, the guerrillas showed subtle expressions on their faces.

"In other words, our association's involvement in this incident can only go so far, right?" Ainan said.

"Well, the rules of the Guerrilla Association are not to interfere in national affairs. For this reason, I have to leave the shackles of the association to show off my skills. I'm sorry, Ainan."

"No, our association has taken too much care of you, Mr. Cassius, over the years. Even if you are no longer a guerrilla, you will always be our friend." Ainan said seriously.

"Okay, that's the plan for the future. Let's talk about the third thing. Do you already have a basic understanding of the attacker's information?"

Everyone nodded.

"The Body-Eating Snake, they secretly sneaked into the royal capital, ostensibly to launch a terrorist attack, but in fact, they had an ulterior motive for coming here. According to what we know now, their purpose is to seize the legendary Ring of Radiance

.And judging from their calm retreat, they might have succeeded."

"So, our next task is to recover the lost property? It really looks like a task given to guerrillas." Ainan said.

"At the same time, we also need to investigate the information about the Body-Eating Snake. The first time I learned about the Body-Eating Snake was about four years ago, when many countries launched a joint operation to encircle and suppress a certain cult group. It is said that in Ereboni

The strongholds of the religious orders in the sub-empire were defeated by the association."

Hearing what Cassius said, Joshua frowned. He actually knew something about the cult group.

"Are they good people or bad people?" Estelle asked.

Cassius shook his head, "That's not the case. This is just gangsterism. The association takes action to achieve a certain purpose, just like the role it played in this incident. Although it seems that the association is attacking the special agents, but
To be continued...