Colonel Alan Richard, the commander of the intelligence department of the Liber Kingdom Army, immediately summoned his subordinates after returning to the royal capital from the Amber Tower.
"Intelligence control? Or security system? Let citizens not go out after dark?" Captain Kenona was a little confused after hearing Colonel Richard's order.
"Well, that's it. In order to deal with the situation that will happen next, we need the strength of everyone in the Intelligence Department. Kenona, and everyone, please lend me your strength again." Colonel Richard said to his adjutant.
"But if you do this, your reputation will be ruined... What happened in the royal capital just now, if it happens again, the citizens will definitely complain!" Captain Kenona said uneasily.
"No, Kenona, there is no need for you to worry about me. The Intelligence Department is supposed to be a secret existence that protects the kingdom. As long as it is for the Kingdom of Liber, it doesn't matter even if it is misunderstood."
Richard did not tell Kenona that the news came from Lawrence. He knew that Kenona had always had a strong sense of competition with Lawrence. If it were made clear, Kenona would not be able to do so easily.
After being convinced by him, and since Lawrence would not be coming back now, there was no need to do anything more. He only said that he had obtained the key information from a reliable source.
"There is no problem in letting the special operations team contact various cities to maintain a state of alert. Although we have released important military personnel, the remaining power is still there. The trouble is with General Morgan. How are you going to persuade him?"
Hearing Kenona mention Morgan, Richard had a wry smile on his face.
"I will go to see the queen immediately about this matter. After that, I will probably have to let him beat me to vent my anger."
After Richard finished giving instructions to his subordinates, he immediately went to the Queen's Palace. In order to prevent greater chaos in the Liber Kingdom, he, who already had a criminal record, had to obtain the Queen's permission before he could take action.
Agathe did not return to Glensel with Richard's airship. He returned directly from the Amber Tower to Perth City to report to the old man Luglan of the Perth branch. After that, Agathe planned to
Go back to Ravennu Village.
Joshua and Estil immediately returned to the Grancel branch of the Guerrilla Association after leaving the airship pad, and reported part of the information they had obtained to Ainan. They only selected the important ones to talk about. As for Joshua,
The part involving the past was not mentioned at all. Although Estelle was a little nervous, Ainan may have been shocked by the "prediction of the guidance stop phenomenon covering the entire Kingdom of Liber", and he did not notice it.
The girl actually hid something from him.
When they were in the Amber Tower, Richard, Agathe, Estelle and Joshua agreed to hide the true identity of Second Lieutenant Lawrence and the fact that Ling was also the executor. I heard that ten years ago, Haha
Everyone felt a little heavy about the secret of the Mel tragedy. On the contrary, Joshua, the person involved, advised everyone not to take it to heart.
"I asked them to help conceal Levi and Ling's affairs, but in the end they didn't tell Colonel Richard and Brother Agathe my identity. I always feel a bit sorry."
"Joshua, don't take it to heart. To be honest, when I heard that the Empire's Guerrilla Association was unwilling to help Brother Levi who was in trouble, I couldn't believe it. Hey, I feel a little complicated.
.”
Estelle took out her official guerrilla manual and looked at Article 3 of the Association's Statutes. Guerrillas are not allowed to interfere with national sovereignty. For the first time, she realized how heavy this statute was. The Erebonia Imperial Government tried its best to
Concealing something has reached a point where talking about it is still a shame.
"Even Her Majesty the Queen had to remain silent under pressure. You can imagine the pressure the Imperial Guerrilla Association has been put under. I don't think we can blame them." As a victim and client, Joshua no longer feels much about this matter.
"The deceased is gone. We living people should cherish this hard-won life and live well."
Levi, himself, and the news about the third survivor John that he learned from Ling, Joshua decided to take a step forward and look forward.
"Joshua, you are so strong! I have to work hard to keep up with you. Come and practice with me!" Estelle seems to have fallen behind because of her own strength. As a beautiful girl martial artist, her pride cannot allow it.
She just gave up and wanted to catch up immediately.
"Haha, okay, no problem."
The two of them applied to Ainan to borrow a room for practice. They put aside their usual weapons, Tai Chi Stick and Black Chidori and White Chidori, and started sparring with the wooden sticks and wooden swords used for practice in the room.
After sweating, the panting Estelle and Joshua who were resting suddenly heard the sound of the door opening from downstairs. A certain smell that was very familiar to them could be heard across the floor without deliberately hiding it.
Can feel it.
"Dad is back!"
"Well, let's go down too."
Estelle took the towel handed by Joshua and wiped her sweat, then put the practice weapon on the weapon rack and went downstairs with her original weapon.
In front of the counter of the Grancel branch, Cassius and Sarah were exchanging information with Ainan. Ainan also conveyed what Estil and Joshua had just told him to the two A-level guerrillas.
"Agathe is staying in Perth. That's good. I also asked Sherazade and Yanilas to stay in Lorente." Cassius explained the reason why only the two of them returned.
Not long after, the Yulia team that went to Luan also returned successfully. Kurac and Karuna stayed at the Luan branch, while Yulia and Tovar returned to Grancel. Yulia directly
After returning to the Queen's Palace, she still had the responsibility of the squadron leader of the Royal Guards, and Torva was the only member of Yulia's team who returned to the association's capital branch.
Joshua made a gesture to Cassius, and Cassius understood immediately. He asked Sarah and Tovar to continue exchanging information with Ainan, while he followed Joshua and Estelle.
Exchange information in the next room.
Joshua and Estelle first talked about the Amber Tower, and about Levi, Ling, Hamel, and Richard and Agathe who all agreed to help hide it. Then Cassius
He also talked about his experience on the Emerald Tower.
"Luciola, what a familiar name! She's the big sister who played tarot cards with me in the circus when I was a kid!? She actually became an enforcer!?" Although it was more than ten years ago.
The thing is, Estelle still has an impression of Luciola. After all, the traveling Harvey's Circus is a great part of childhood memories for Lorente, who doesn't have much entertainment.
"Luciola of the Bell of Illusion... She joined the association earlier than me, but I never had a deep understanding of her situation. I didn't expect that she actually has such a relationship with Sister Sherazade.
"
"Yeah, after knowing more about the inside story about the association, I can't understand this organization. Maybe it is different from the evil organization I originally imagined. Including you, Joshua, the executors of the association
, all have a past that is hard to tell." Cassius did not have a changed view on the association, but said it matter-of-factly.
"Most people who can become numbered executors probably have some kind of darkness in their hearts. But it's not absolutely true. Mr. Macbon and Mr. Bluebrand, I don't think they have anything on their minds. So this shouldn't be necessary.
The conditions are just a coincidence." Joshua recalled the executor he had met and said.
"Dad, for more information, please ask Brother Levi and Ling-chan. They have agreed to come to our house as guests after their gospel plan is over." Estelle felt that it was too much to guess.
Useless.
"Haha, things in the world are often not that simple. Reinhardt and Ling? They also have their own positions, so we'd better not ask more questions." Cassius said.
"Eh? Isn't it okay if you don't ask?" Estelle felt that Cassius's reaction was different from what she expected.
Cassius did not answer Estelle but looked at Joshua.
"They are your family members, Joshua, right? I believe in you, so I also believe in them as you have always believed. That's enough."
Hearing Cassius say this, Joshua suddenly felt a sore nose.
"Hey, Joshua, why are you crying?"
"It's okay, it's just dust in my eyes."
"Dad, you are so serious!" Estelle made a face at Cassius, and Cassius laughed.
The conversation among the executors has come to an end, but what happens next is still quite troublesome.
"Richard's side is probably very worried. Now he doesn't care about whether his identity is appropriate or not. I'm going to help him." Cassius quickly made a decision, "You just stay here.
Association, please take a good rest and regain your strength. If the phenomenon of power cessation really occurs, you may need to dispatch immediately. You are already full-fledged guerrillas, and the responsibilities on your shoulders are heavier than before. Although it is inconvenient that there are indeed guerrillas in the world.
It is a matter of intervention, but protecting the safety of the people is always the first article of the guerrilla protocol. Don’t forget this.”
"I know." "Understood." Estelle and Joshua replied.
"Oh, that's right. A guest will come to the royal capital later, and I'll leave it to you to receive him. He is my junior brother, so he should be your junior uncle, the Wind Sword Saint Arios.
Mark Klein. He is proficient in the Eight Leaves One Sword Style and Two Styles. Joshua, if you have any questions about the practice of the Gale Style, you can ask him for advice."
"Yes, I will."
Cassius explained some things to Sarah and Tovar, such as asking them to go to the Chase Central Workshop to notify them of upcoming major events so that they could prepare in advance. After the explanation, he immediately left the Guerrilla Association and reported to
He rushed in the direction of Grancel City. According to his estimation, it was almost time for Richard to meet the Queen.
At 6 p.m., Queen Alicia II of the Liber Kingdom personally issued a call for "low-carbon energy conservation" to all citizens, and authorized the Liber Kingdom Army to implement traffic control throughout the territory. The Royal Army distributed candles and oil lamps door to door.
, although the citizens were confused, but since it was Her Majesty the Queen who came forward in person, everyone did not think too much and just followed the instructions.
It was eight o'clock in the evening, and there was silence in Grancel, with only the sound of patrols walking around. As a sacred golden light came from above Lake Valyria, the soldiers of the Royal Army all looked up to the sky.
Go, and what appears in front of them is a scene that seems to only appear in a dream.
As the fluctuations swept through, the light of the guidance lamp quickly extinguished. In the Kingdom of Libel, which had been prepared for a long time, every household used primitive lighting. Although there was considerable chaos in some places, under the security system, the uneasy people
The citizens were quickly pacified by the Royal Army.
The golden light emitted from the floating city lasted for a few minutes and then disappeared. The floating city, like a collective hallucination, disappeared into the dark night again. Reporters from Liebel News Agency wanted to take pictures of the breathtaking scene immediately.
Shocking picture, but found that the force-guided camera was completely unable to operate at this time.
The priests and nuns of Grancel Cathedral walked outside together at the instruction of Archbishop Callan to watch this scene, which was like the miracle of the goddess reappearing in the world. This situation made many people unable to help themselves.
I recited poems and sang about the mercy of the goddess.
Archbishop Karan himself picked up the charcoal pen and drawing board and quickly started sketching. Stroke by stroke, the image of the conch-shaped floating city was quickly recorded vividly on the paper.
After the floating city disappeared, Archbishop Karan, who had completed the drawing, put down the pen in his hand with satisfaction. He rolled up the canvas and returned to the Great Cathedral.
"Master Archbishop, you are really versatile." The green-haired priest looked at the old man who had returned to the cathedral and was quite unsure of what he was doing, so he asked tentatively.
"Being able to witness the appearance of the goddess's treasure with your own eyes, doesn't it make you stronger in your belief in the goddess? From Knight Kevin Graham."
"Ah, sorry. That's not what I meant."
Kevin hesitated whether he should let Merkaba No. 5, who had been hiding in the suburbs of the royal capital, go to the floating city to see the situation. However, with the Archbishop of the Ceremony Province around, it would be difficult for him, who was affiliated with the Canonization Province, to launch an attack.
Action. Although the recovery of ancient relics is handled by the Ministry of Canonization, the Seven Treasures of the Goddess are not included in this. Matters related to the Seven Treasures have always been handled by the Ministry of Ceremonies. This is clearly stated in the Qiyao Church regulations.
regulations.
Finding that it was really difficult for him to find a reason to leave the Great Cathedral from the old man, Kevin had the idea that he should directly take this opportunity to disclose his true identity to the Archbishop, but he quickly threw this idea out of his mind.
.Until he achieves his goal, the identity of the fifth heretic punisher of his guardian knight must not be exposed to others.