After hearing Kirika relay the information from Royal Capital branch operator Ainan, and learning that the Royal Guards had framed the attack on the central workshop on the Royal Guards, the guerrillas quickly reached a consensus.
"A good purpose cannot cover up a sinful means. If the purpose is just, the means can be disregarded. Such people are either stupid or bad."
Jin's words made Ling thoughtful. This intuitive view was very similar to the views of Aristotle and Martin Luther King that she knew in her previous life. It is also the standard for judging good and evil by most people in the world.
.But she herself actually agrees with Machiavelli's rhetoric that the purpose can justify the means. As the saying goes, history is written by the victors.
However, she glanced around and found that everyone seemed to agree with Jin's words. Even the once ruthless Joshua now nodded without hesitation in agreement.
Everyone present was a small citizen, and it was difficult to see the problem from the perspective of the Libertarian Kingdom. However, Dr. Russell, the only person who had ever been the actual manager of Chase, chose to remain silent at this moment. Ling used her powers to explore a little bit.
After a while, I found that he was considering completely different aspects from others.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for him to ask a question.
"What is the attitude of Queen Alicia II of Liber to this matter? In the final analysis, the commander-in-chief of the Royal Army is Her Majesty the Queen herself. The soldiers swear allegiance to Her Majesty the Queen rather than a certain Royal Army general. With Her Majesty the Queen's prestige in the country
, it’s impossible for the Royal Army soldiers to restrict the Queen’s movements, right?”
Dr. Russell has had a personal relationship with Alicia II for most of his life. He has known her since she was the crown prince. However, he is actually a little uncertain about this old friend who has been in power for more than 40 years.
"What you are talking about is very important. Dr. Russell, can you entrust the guerrillas to send a message to Her Majesty the Queen? Our Guerrillas Association will decide the follow-up actions based on the Queen's opinions." Wuxiang probably also thought of it.
What, before others could react, they gave suggestions for the next step of action.
"Hey, don't say half a sentence. Can't you explain it clearly?" Jin still didn't understand.
"I think you can detect this yourself even if you don't need to explain it in particular. You are an A-level guerrilla."
"Hmm... A ruler is short, but an inch is long. I'm better at combat, so please leave me alone for intelligence analysis and so on. Kirika, please stop showing off." Jin said helplessly to his fellow junior sister.
"Miss Kirika, I was wondering if Her Majesty the Queen might have some leverage? Just like they might use Tida to threaten Dr. Russell, I heard that Queen Alicia also has a granddaughter.
"Joshua said, thinking of Kross, who had a good time with him and Estelle when they were in Luan not long ago. Although Estelle did not realize the true identity of Colos in the end.
, but Joshua actually knew it a long time ago.
Kirika glanced at Joshua appreciatively and sighed at Jin.
"How did you become an A-level guerrilla? You are not even as good as other people's quasi-guerrillas. Joshua is right. I also think this is very likely. If the safety of Her Royal Highness is used as a threat, do you want to take action?
It is very possible that the Queen remains silent on this matter."
Suddenly, a little girl's voice interrupted the conversation.
"I don't think so." This was the first time Ling spoke in this discussion. "The internationally renowned diplomat Alicia II. Don't you think she is just an ordinary person?"
She is an amiable old lady, right? I don’t know how you Liber people view your monarch, but in the eyes of us Imperial people, she is an out-and-out strange woman."
"Ling Jiang, what are you talking about..." Ti Da looked at her friend beside her blankly, and gently tugged on her sleeves. Children should not interrupt when adults are talking. With this idea in mind, Ti Da's lively nature
Da had never spoken before.
However, Ling shook her head at Tida. She had no intention of shutting up. She no longer intended to be a simple bystander.
She has been thinking about Levi's matter and Joshua's matter since just now, as well as the role she can play in this ongoing coup in the kingdom. Under the coercion of the absolute hint, she was able to change from the previous one.
To understand her inner thoughts from the perspective of others. She has her own selfish motives, not from the motives of the executor, but from the motives of Levi and Joshua's relatives.
After meeting Levi several times in the Kingdom of Liber, Ling discovered that Levi seemed to like this country very much during the more than a year he served as a soldier in the Kingdom of Liber. The Erebonian Empire, which was full of deception and betrayal, treated them badly
It's just a sad memory. In that case, it's better to cut off the consequences of past karma right here.
Joshua is a very gentle person, and Levi is also a very gentle person. Since Joshua can leave the association, why can't Levi?
Ling's reason for staying in the Body-Eating Snake is not only the idea of repaying her kindness, but also her own selfish desire to use the power of the association to achieve her own goals. She has a special persistence in the association, which is rare among the executors, but she is like the apostle.
They are very similar. Long before Vita joined the association, the leader did indeed invite her to be the second pillar, but she refused at the time.
However, Ling felt that Levi was not as nostalgic for the association itself as she was. Rather, he actually did not want to do dirty work in the association for a long time, but he could not find a suitable opportunity to leave.
Let Joshua and Levi have a duel in the central tower of the floating city like in the original work? It's impossible. The El Saiyu was destroyed by her using Patil Matil's irradiation sniper. If
If everything goes well, the seal of the Tower of Four Wheels will be lifted in at most two weeks, and Liber's Ark will appear. Dr. Russell has not even started researching the Zero Position Generator. Why do the guerrillas go to heaven? This is a big deal
The probability is that it won't happen.
Opportunities don't come by waiting, they have to be created with one's own hands. Therefore, she planned to create opportunities and create an opportunity by herself that would allow Levi to overcome the knots in his past.
She would not say such hypocritical words as "this is for their own good". She clearly understood that this was simply her self-satisfaction and came from her own desires. She was a greedy person and was only doing it for her own benefit from beginning to end.
Selfish desires put into action.
Returning to the square table and seeing pairs of eyes looking at her, Ling continued the topic.
"I believe that Colonel Alan Richard's actions were actually approved by Her Majesty the Queen. Colonel Richard did not want to establish a military government under his dictatorship, but to create a centralized Liberté. I think
Whoever benefits the most will be the most suspect. If the royal family can take back power from the local government, and with Liber's technological strength leading the entire continent, it is not empty talk to realize his ideals and increase military strength. As for the rebellion of the royal guards
, don’t you think what Wang Guojun did was a little too deliberate? Why should they publicize it when they can obviously get things done secretly? For fear that others won’t know the same thing. The idea of using the princess to threaten the queen is even more interesting. In this way,
The royal family can completely take away its own responsibilities and become a simple 'victim' in legal terms. Even if the reform fails and the accounts are settled afterwards, Colonel Richard, the 'mastermind', will bear all the responsibility. Of course, from the perspective of the royal family,
It is impossible to admit such a thing, and no record will be left."
The so-called tacit understanding, the cooperative relationship between the body-eating snake and the iron-blooded prime minister, probably feels like this.
"You are making false accusations from the point of view of the Imperials. It is purely a conspiracy theory." Agathe looked at Ling with a somewhat unkind look. Among the people present, he, who had a blood feud with the Imperial Army, could be said to have the firmest stance.
"That's right. To you Libel people, Queen Alicia is a good person, and the Erebonian Empire that launched the invasion and Emperor Yukent who led the empire are bad people. This is the premise for judging right and wrong. In turn, for
For us people in the empire, Emperor Jukent is a good person and Queen Alicia is an old fox. This is also the premise for us to think about the problem. It’s just the butt that determines the head. What I want to say is that these are just to provide you with another perspective on things.
.”
"Old fox or something...Ling-chan, how can you say that about the Queen, I, I'm going to be angry!" Tida grew up under the influence of the Queen, a saint, and she immediately showed her dissatisfaction due to her straight temper.
.
Ling also immediately pretended to apologize to Tida and others. She actually didn't apologize at all, she was just pretending.
"Let's stop the discussion here. No matter what the queen's true intention is, we must meet with the queen. Even if, as this little girl said, the queen may not want to see us." Wuxiang stopped.
Although she is also a foreigner, everyone present has great trust in her. It has nothing to do with the fact that the Republic and the Kingdom are allies. Kirika's personal good reputation in Chase City makes her words very convincing. Her eyes
To Dr. Russell. Dr. Russell finally nodded.
"I will submit a formal commission to inform the queen of the existence of the black force guide."
As for asking the Queen about the whole story, it is impossible for this kind of thing to appear in the commission content. That is the job content of all guerrillas.
If you walk on foot, the distance from Zeiss to the St. Heimer Gate on the Yanenburg Great Wall is about 639 Sel moments, and the journey from the St. Heim gate to the royal capital Granser is 235 Sel moments. The total is almost 874 Sel moments.
Even with the strength of the guerrillas, it would take several hours. Therefore, Kirika booked the tickets for the four guerrillas on the regular boat that afternoon. The regular boat departing from Chase can reach the country in half an hour.
Lancel, although it will depart later, the actual arrival time will be much earlier, which is a more efficient approach.
Taking advantage of a lot of time before departure, Estelle, Joshua, Agathe and Jin followed Kirika's arrangements to help complete some trivial commissions that the Chase branch had backlogged. The few people who accepted the commissions immediately
They were about to leave the Chase branch and go to the royal capital. The only remaining guerrillas left in Chase were regular guerrilla Gondolf. Before leaving, they planned to share some of the pressure with him as much as possible.
Ling came to Dr. Russell. As a reader of Astley's lectures, Dr. Russell had many questions to ask her as the author. Of course, since he had this opportunity, he would not let it go.
Tida and Ling were still a little arrogant when they stood together. Well, Ling thought the arrogant Tida was cute too.
Finally, under the mediation of Dr. Russell, Tida temporarily forgave Ling.
"Dr. Astley, although there are many issues I want to discuss with you, now may not be the right time. Next time you come to Chase, you must come to my place and be a good guest." Dr. Russell said to Ling.
Out of sympathy between researchers, his attitude towards Ling remained the same.
"Grandpa Albert, you'd better call me Xiaolian, or you can call me Ling like Tida. I also benefited a lot from your stay the past few days."
In fact, Albert Russell was not from Liber. Both he and G. Schmidt, who lived in Dulure, Nordia state in the northern part of the empire, were born in the Leman Autonomous Prefecture. They only lived abroad for decades.
, I rarely go back to my hometown anymore.
Although he does not conduct basic theoretical research, Dr. Russell is far more interested in these cutting-edge technologies than young people. The charm of exploring the essence of the world, the more people reach his level, the more they can understand it.
The beauty. And Tida was also very fascinated by the explanations. After being immersed in these formulas and theories that were extremely difficult to understand in the eyes of ordinary people, this elementary school bully quickly forgot about the things she was angry with Ling before.
A few hours later, Joshua, who returned to the Guerrilla Association after completing the task at hand, came to Ling and planned to ask her something.
Ling had actually noticed that Joshua had something on his mind a long time ago. Ever since Kirika revealed her real name, Joshua had been extremely concerned about her. Agathe might not have noticed that she had something on her mind. Jin probably saw that Hei
The expression on the young man's face meant that Estelle was not aware of it. The fact that he was able to endure it until now and asked now seems to have gone through a considerable ideological struggle.
"Well, Ling, no, I'll call you Xiaolian. I wonder if you have heard of the place name 'Hamel'?"
"Hamel, it's a small mountain village south of Palm, right? I know."
Joshua asked this straight to the point as soon as he came up, which surprised Ling. The professor planted Joshua's hidden secret next to Cassius, which only eliminated Joshua's concerns about the body-eating snake, Levi and
Ling, there is information about him being the executor no.13 of the Black Fang, but the information from the past has not been processed.
Of all the memories that Joshua has, the erased part is less than 3% of the total. As the human brain naturally forgets and new memories are formed, subtle disharmony will also increase over time.
All the passages were healed. Therefore, he was able to remember what happened in Hamel and slowly recover from the trauma.
Professor Wiseman said to Ling that the increase in spiritual power allows humans to withstand the pain of memories. Discovering and promoting the growth of this power will truly give Joshua a new life.
Even if the professor is essentially a demon in human skin, and the human experiments conducted on Joshua are not at all kind, Ling cannot deny that his superb skills saved Joshua's life in the end.
Just by being able to say the word "Hamel" to others, Ling can be sure that Joshua has overcome the previous barrier. In this case, she might as well draw him into her plan. With Joshua's help, let
Will Levi be more confident about breaking away from the association?
"Can you tell me, what's going on there... now?" Joshua's words contained some expectation and some uneasiness.
"The name of this village has been wiped off the imperial map. The government's external explanation is that a severe mudslide caused a landslide, that is, a tsunami in the mountains. But as you know, this is not true."
"That's what those people said. That's right. For them, this is the best way to deal with it." Joshua's tone was a little melancholy, but he also felt relieved.
"Don't you hate them? I probably know a lot about Joshua." Ling didn't expect him to be so open-minded.
"Xiao Lian, do you know about me? Could it be that you are..."
The surname Astrey made Joshua look serious. It was his own surname before entering the Bright family, and it was also the surname of Kallen's sister. The more Joshua recalled Ling, the more familiar he felt.
The pupils are also amber. Maybe the other person is someone he originally knew. This possibility is not small.
Joshua closed his eyes, and a flash of lightning flashed in his mind. Hamel Village is a small village, with probably only a few dozen people living there. There are not many children in the village. There are only a few minors. He remembered that his former hometown
There seemed to be four children in there. In addition to his sister Kallen, there was an eldest brother and a younger child. As for the child, he remembered that he seemed to be three years younger than himself. Joshua
She is sixteen now, and there are still two months until she is seventeen. If Ling is really the thirteen she told Tida, it would be right.
"Ah, I guessed wrong."
Ling heard clearly what Joshua was mumbling unconsciously. But she knew clearly that the younger child he was talking about was not her.
"The child's real name is John, and now his name is Ashokabaid. He lives in Rakewell City, Lamar State, in the western part of the empire, and was adopted by a kind mother and leads an ordinary life. He is my best friend in martial arts.
I’m a junior fellow student from the same sect.”
In the subsequent chat, Ling revealed a lot of information about Ash to Joshua, and he quickly recalled the little boy with light blond hair. He also recalled his parents.
"Is Mr. Jiaen and Miss Amelia's child John... That's it. Thank you for telling me the news. I have received a lot of care from them in the past. The bread pudding baked by Miss Amelia is really delicious.
.”
"By the way, our martial arts school is called Hamel style. It is still a little-known school with only three people. The leader is the 'big brother' you just muttered to yourself. About Joshua
Basically what they told me is what they told me. As for his name, let me keep it a secret. I think you can definitely remember it yourself."
"Did he survive too... It's great." Joshua recalled some scenes with a smile on his face.
Ling did not intend to let the professor roughly remove Joshua's memory like in the original work. In the final analysis, that kind of behavior was just a simple bad taste.
In fact, Ling knew that Professor Wiseman had a superhuman expectation for Joshua, hoping that he could rely on his own will to eliminate the hints he left in his deep spirit, break the shackles and gain true freedom. Because she couldn't do it.
So I hope someone can do it for me. This is the professor's task.
But it is a pity that this part of the content has nothing to do with the gospel plan. The absolute hint given to Ling does not include this part of the content, so she does not intend to let the professor get his wish. Of course, she does not intend to let Father Onion interfere with Joshua.
To pull out the pseudo-stigma by external force like in the original work is simply to seek medical treatment in a hurry. There is such a big pot of imperial curse waiting for Joshua to bear, if Joshua does not use his own will to eliminate the implanted
If there are false stigmata on the body, then the progress of the matter will be meaningless.
It is not difficult to break through the hint and retrieve the memory. In "Kisetsu no Kiseki 3", Crowe successfully retrieved the memory. Ling believes that with Joshua's courage to face Hamel's traumatic experience now, there is no reason for him to do it.
It's not the same thing. All he needs is a little time.
During this period of time when Joshua has not yet thought about it, we can eliminate his interference and allow the gospel plan to proceed smoothly.
Russell's grandparents stayed in the Chase branch and were taken care of by Kirika. Four guerrillas, Jin, Agathe, Joshua and Estelle, ordered regular ship tickets to the royal capital. Although Estelle was
She hoped that Ling could act together, but Ling still refused her kindness. She planned to leave Chase on foot and go to Saint-Heim Gate through Lita Street on the east side of Chase City. She told Estelle and the others where her reservation was.
Met with Professor Yalua.
Four guerrillas and Ling, a total of five people, left the Guerrilla Association. Agathe left the team first and went to the weapons store to buy a new sword to replace his damaged power sword. His power sword was originally specially customized.
It can drive the fire power with the crystal circuit built into the sword body, causing the sword body to ignite blazing flames to increase the attack power. But after fighting with Second Lieutenant Lawrence, he found that he had made a fatal mistake. Swordsman and Sword
In a duel between warriors, the outcome is ultimately determined by the skill of using the sword rather than these external objects, so he decided to return to the basics of training and start from scratch.
"Ling-chan, is it really okay for you to travel alone?"
Estelle changed her tune very quickly. After hearing Ti Da always call her that, she now also calls Ling by her real name. She was always a little uneasy letting her child go out alone during such a critical period.
"I'm much better than Estelle." Ling said casually.
"Oh... is it true?" Estelle didn't believe it, but after seeing the serious looks from Joshua and Jin beside her, her eyes widened, "No, it can't be true, right?"
People who practice martial arts generally have a higher vision than their own strength, and the ability to distinguish the strength of the enemy from ourselves is something that all advanced martial artists will have. If they encounter an opponent who is stronger than themselves, they can tell it in most cases.
Yes, unless there is a difference of several levels, you will not be able to see the depth of the opponent clearly.
Although Ling is used to hiding her strength in front of others, she can't hide herself to the level of ordinary people. People who can really return to their original nature seem to be only found in legends and stories. As for disguise and invisibility, that's another matter.
It's one thing, it's two different things than pretending to be an ordinary person.
"She has a very solid foundation in martial arts, and her movements are as natural as flowing clouds and flowing water. Like Brother Jin, she should be a martial artist who has reached the master level." Joshua judged this way.
"More than that, little girl, your lightness kung fu is quite impressive. When you stepped on the lawn just now, not only did you leave no footprints, the grass did not bend at all. Although I am also very confident in my lightness kung fu, I can't even see it at this level.
I can't even do it. It's a bit like the Alside-style Shunpo and a bit like the Vandel-style Butoh. Could it be that you're practicing the Hundred Styles? Little girl, your identity should be more than just a scholar, right?"
Hundred-style military swordsmanship, although mainly swordsmanship, also involves footwork, body skills, spear skills, and stick skills. It is the most widely spread military martial arts in the Erebonia Empire. And experts who are proficient in this skill,
Jean Jin had some subtle speculations about Ling's identity.
"Hehe, you're half right. It's just that my weight is lighter. Uncle Xiong, your weight is more than three times that of mine, right? If you lose two-thirds of your weight, you might be as tall as me.
It's as light as a swallow." Of course Ling was just joking. She is only 1.4 meters tall, while Jin is a giant man with a height of more than 2 meters. It is actually normal to have a weight of more than 120 meters.
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"Uncle Xiong!? Blow!!! Why do you call me sister Wuxiang but you call me uncle? Do I look so old?" Jin expressed reluctance, hoping that Ling would change her name to "big brother".
"My mother was born in the year 1172 of the Qiyao calendar. Uncle Xiong, you seem to have been born in the year 1172 of the Qiyao calendar, right. Since you are the same age as my mother, it shouldn't be a problem for me to call you uncle?" Ling replied.
"Hey, hey!? So your mother is only 30 years old this year? That's too young. How old are you, Ling?" Estil covered her mouth and took a breath.
"Secret...secret...la..."
Ling raised her index finger to her lips, making a playful gesture.
It seemed that she didn't want to say anything, and they didn't intend to force her.
Agathe had already walked out of the weapon shop at this time. He was still very wary of Ling, an "imperialist". After Ling nodded politely to him, she waved goodbye to Estelle, Joshua and Jin.
Several people separated at the door of the Guerrilla Association. The four guerrillas went to the airship pad to wait for the arrival of the scheduled ship. Ling walked out of Chase City along the west gate and stepped onto Lita Street.