After waking up

Ivan and the two Silent Knights have no intention of interfering for the time being, but are observing quietly.

Thanks to the extremely scattered situation of the Kodel people with no sense of belonging and the heavy losses suffered by the Crow Sect, the Crow Sect has a wide range of strongholds, large or small, and this situation has been further deepened under Mulan's advocacy. , so the crow that delivered the letter quickly arrived at the nearest Crow Sect stronghold.

Through the encrypted telegram from the stronghold, Mulan quickly learned about the situation on Aiwen's side, and he also immediately found information about the Ilhan Kingdom and the Shirkin area.

Dilga's current intelligence work is indeed very good. Even if it is as far away as the Kingdom of Ilhan, at least the regular information has been regularly updated for a period of time.

At this moment, Mulan took advantage of his authority and came to the public information room of the Imperial Intelligence Department to check the information he wanted in this relatively unpopular reading room.

This information is far from advanced information, nor does it contain any national secrets of Ilhan, but it is very detailed in all aspects. Organizing these requires time, patience and careful work. The people of the Imperial Intelligence Department have obviously done a very good job. good.

Mulan flipped through the pages very quickly. The contents he read included newspapers, books, bound collections of notes organized by intelligence, as well as some tidbits and gossip marked "Undecided."

Because it is not an area of ​​focus, the information can only help Mulan have a general understanding of Sirkin, but this is enough.

Through understanding, Mulan knew that the Shirkin area was the top economic area of ​​the Ilhan Kingdom and an important industrial area. There were quite a few factories in all parts of the city and had achieved a considerable degree of mechanization. It was relatively famous. The Shirkin Arsenal is also here.

But what makes Mullan feel ironic is that although millions of people live in this huge industrialized city, or the area that includes the city and surrounding areas, more than 90% of the working-class families do not belong to them. of housing, less than 10% of the old aristocracy and new capital own vast land ownership and house ownership.

What’s even more ironic is that there are nine families that account for more than half of the assets in the entire region, which is comparable to the Xiaer family at its peak. Considering the huge output value brought about by the industrialization of Hilkin, maybe the Xiaer family in the past The Er family can't compare.

Mulan ran through some fragmented information in his hands. Although information from the Workers' Party appeared occasionally, it was obviously not taken seriously. Perhaps in the eyes of the Dilga Intelligence Department, this was another person who wanted to use all kinds of information for his own selfish purposes. A group with superior means.

As a senior member of the Ministry of Magic, Mulan often goes to the Golden Hall to watch the flow of elements, so he knows that the cold current in the Arctic Circle is unstable, especially in recent years, when summers have become hotter and winters have become colder.

The meager wages of workers in the Shirkin area require them to pay high rents, pay heavy food and living costs, and then take risks to undertake hard labor jobs. However, this year's cold wave arrived early, and many people cannot afford to live and keep warm.

"Winter in Shirkin should be very cold, right?"

Mulan murmured, and combined with the information sent by Aiwen, he could imagine how Shirkin's riots came about. The Workers' Party being caught participating in politics was just the last straw. There had been various exploitations, price increases, and all kinds of other things before. Promises were broken, dignity was trampled on, etc.

The elf also understood all this through Mulan's sight.

‘The complexity of human beings is once again beyond my comprehension. Is it the influence of chaos? ’

‘Maybe not. It can only be said that human beings can easily go astray. As long as history moves forward, mistakes will always be corrected. ’

In comparison, today's Dilga is actually a paradise.

Intuition told Mulan that this riot in Shirkin might become a trigger, because even if he could see the whole thing at a glance, he knew the old aristocracy and new capital of Shirkin far better than the Shirkin Workers Party.

'You think they're going to fail? ’

The elf sensed Mulan's judgment through his mood.

'Yes, the Workers' Party armed forces are too naive. They may even have the idea of ​​scaring the nobles and then negotiating with them to obtain suitable terms. ’

‘But the information you got is very limited. ’

Mulan closed the information book in his hand and looked very calm.

‘Because I have seen similar history, because the old aristocrats and capital are too cunning, because I am also a nobleman, and because I don’t want this fire to go out, either emotionally or intellectually. So Alvin was right to stay, and we had to step in. ’

Mulan put all the information back into place and left the information room.

It was raining lightly in Digao City. Mulan was walking on the wet streets holding an umbrella. A raven standing high on a certain building flew down and landed on Mulan's shoulder.

"Ask the members of the Ilhan Range to move closer to the Shirkin area, and tell Ivan to protect those people at the right time. The damage on the extraordinary side is too scary for ordinary people."

"Ah~~Ah~"

The raven cawed twice, then spread its wings and flew high into the sky. Its bright black eyes reflected the streets of Digao and the people holding umbrellas below, and then turned into dark clouds and lightning in the sky.

When the message inside Dawn began to be transmitted quickly, the other Mulan, who was a shadow demon, also immediately left the secret realm of Siluas, but this time he also took Ciel with him.

Although Big Oak Town is a peaceful place, Ciel really can't stand it. It's not that he can't stand the mediocre food, and it's not that he doesn't like the Farrow Lynch family, but he wants to seek his own value.

In Ciel's words: "When I am tired, I can go to Siluas to rest, but now I have obviously rested enough."

Although Mulan seriously doubted that Charles had had enough of dog food, after all, Mulan, who had been there for a few days before, felt that it was like pressing a person's head and stuffing buckets of dog food into his stomach.

The biggest benefit of having the Shadow Demon body is here. Mulan's true self is limited by his status and responsibilities, and it is impossible to leave Di Gao and Dilga casually, but there are some things that are always better for him to handle personally.

Two days later in the evening, a river ship followed the wide river to the Doya River Port in Bach.

Charles and Mulan got off the inland passenger ship one after another.

Even though Bach and Dilga do not have good international relations, there is still transportation connectivity.

Ciel covered his nose and looked into the depths of the port.

"The air is really bad."

"Of course it's not as good as Siluas. Let's go, we have to hurry up."

The two of them walked quickly through the dim streets. It was not completely dark yet, but there were not many pedestrians on the streets after leaving the port, and even if there were any, they were in a hurry.

When walking through a street corner, Charles suddenly stopped, and Mulan frowned slightly and looked at him.

"There are vampires, no, blood slaves."

"What location and quantity?"

"It's hard to say yet."

Mulan nodded slightly.

"Let's act according to the original plan first, give priority to finding Moore, and then see if we have any spare power to deal with the vampire matter."

"Um."

Ciel was just sensitive to vampires and was not really passionate about revenge. The two continued to move forward, traveling quickly through the city of Doya.

Relying on the books that Handel left to Moore, Mullan could have a sense of Moore's general location. After all, Mullan believed that Moore could not lose those two books.

Arriving at another street intersection, the "dinging" sound of the steam railcar bell rang out along with the light. Mulan and Charles stopped, waiting for this bus-like steam train to pass by in front of them. .

A piece of newspaper blew in the wind and stuck to Charles's trouser leg. He bent down to pick it up and spread it out.

"No wonder there aren't many people walking around on the street before it gets dark, look at it, Mulan."

Mulan turned his head and looked at Charles. There happened to be a headline on the newspaper in his hand: "Children and Girls Don't Go Out at Night."

"vampire?"

Although ordinary vampires and werewolves have obvious flaws, it is undeniable that they are highly contagious and annoying.

"Doesn't Bach officially care? What about the church?"

Ciel asked.

"Who knows, maybe it's too late, maybe it's for other reasons."

The steam rail car had passed by, but several patrol policemen appeared on the street. They saw Mulan and Charles standing at the intersection and suddenly became nervous.

"Hey, you two, stop moving and let me check!"

A patrolman shouted so, Mulan and Charles glanced at them, each took a step back, and retreated into the shadows. When several patrolmen came trotting over, they found that the two people just disappeared, which made them unable to help themselves. He shrunk and left here quickly.

Ten minutes later, Mulan and Charles were already in another urban area.

It was completely dark. After passing through this alley, a triangular building diagonally opposite the alley entrance was their destination.

"Are you sure he is here? I don't smell anyone alive."

"Go in and have a look."

Mulan and Charles did not take the main entrance, but jumped in through an open window on the second floor. The two walked quietly in the building, and soon reached a room and saw a book on the bookshelf. The book is one of the two books Handel left to Moore.

Mulan took out the book and looked around with Charles. This should be an office. The place is very spacious and there are many desks. There should have been many people working on writing here together. But judging from the messy information and books, it seems that here The people left in a hurry.

"You didn't get lost, did you?"

Mulan shook his head.

"There is also a book, I hope he takes it with him."

The two left here immediately.

Near a huge factory area in another industrial area of ​​Doya City, there are crowded buildings and narrow streets everywhere. A group of people are walking hurriedly here at the moment.

There were several people among this group of people carrying boxes. One of them was Moore, an old acquaintance that Mulan was looking for. The other people were obviously close to him. The people around him were dressed casually, some were even shirtless, and most of them were in their hands. Carrying weapons, knives and guns.

"It's safe this way, go this way!"

There were more than twenty people in the group, and those on the outside were obviously protecting those in the middle. Everyone looked very nervous.

Moore's face was dripping with sweat. A strong man beside him helped him carry the box, while he himself held a revolver in both hands. The bullets in the gun chamber had been replaced with a treasured gift, the alchemy gift given by Handel. Silver bullet.

"ah--"

There was a scream from a little distance, and the man leading the way immediately stopped.

"Go back and find another way!"

The group of people quickly turned around, but not long after walking, someone at the back already screamed.

The leading man grabbed his hat, his strong body rising and falling violently with his breathing.

"Assholes, they are teasing us!" "Bach officials are colluding with man-eating monsters!"

"Overhead!"

A few people who reacted quickly looked up, saw a few shadows crossing the roof, and immediately pulled the trigger.

"Bang" "bang" "bang".

"Let's go!"

Moore would now quicken his pace and walk to the leader, handing him the revolver in his hand.

"Take it, you can use it better than me. The bullets inside are special!"

The man did not refuse, handed his pistol to Moore, and then switched to Moore's revolver.