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Violet Empire, Marshall Territory, Mithril City

A solemn atmosphere lingered in the air, and the clanging sounds, footsteps, and orders sounded from time to time on the streets, making the whole city enveloped in an atmosphere of imminent rain. In the past, civilians, adventurers, and businessmen who had already gone out to work early Most of the people were lazing around peacefully. Some people chose to shrink back under the quilt and take a nap. Some people looked out the window with interest at the elite warriors who belonged to various families and were rarely seen in ordinary times. Some people thought about the consequences of this war. Some people are speculating on the direction behind the current situation...

There is only one thing that everyone with a little bit of brains knows - today is the day that determines the survival of the Marshall family and the future of the Marshall Territory.

No one in Mithril City, or even anyone who knows about this matter through various channels, thinks that the Marshall family can win. In their eyes, relying on the three main legions in the territory to fight against the eight countries... Well, the coalition of the eight families, this is absolutely It was a battle with no chance of winning, so from the very beginning, what these people considered was not the question of who should lose, but the question of how far the Marshall family would 'lose'.

Did he fall from the peak of power after defeat and become an insignificant noble?

Did you pay a heavy price after defeat, and was your vitality so damaged that you needed to take a break for decades?

Was it a clean and simple destruction after the defeat, turning the nine major families into eight major families?

All of these are possible, but only 'defeat' is inevitable...

Just because of two simple facts, in terms of strength, all the elites of the Marshall family cannot get an advantage in front of the main legions of each family; in terms of quantity, the Buffy Sword Knights, Ice Veil Mage Group, and Mercury Guard combined can't get enough Half of the lords' coalition forces; in terms of execution, although the Marshall warriors have a tacit understanding and obedience, the lords' coalition forces have the 'Violet Eagle Formation', a standard tactic practiced by major families all year round. Even unit-zoned command will never fail. with each other.

Therefore, no matter which angle you analyze it from, the Marshall family with one enemy and many enemies cannot win in today's upcoming battle, and even if they take 10,000 steps back, even if they win, the coalition of lords will still have nothing to gain. An inexhaustible supply of elite soldiers can support this side, but once the situation drags into a tug-of-war, the former will only have the autonomous army with worrisome combat capabilities available, which is doomed no matter how you look at it.

Almost all the individuals or forces who are watching or watching today feel this way...

But Kroilumina, who came here from the Wanderer Hotel in Wayne City on a business trip, didn't think so. He stood on the balcony of a small building outside West Street with a very solemn expression.

Last night, he saw some extremely strange scenes through the two birds Raven No. 18 and Raven No. 7 that have been hovering over Mercury City in the past few days.

Few people know that at this moment, there is not even half a normal and conscious person in Mercury City.

Everyone in the local Liuli Pavilion, the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce branch, the Adventurers Guild branch, the Mercenary Guild branch, the Wanderer Hostel branch and other neutral forces have been hypnotized by some kind of power and fell into a deep sleep.

The creators of the figurines turned out to be ordinary civilians!

All civilians in Mercury City!

Ordinary people who run roadside stalls, farm, move bricks, teach, sew, and blacksmith, these ordinary people who can be seen everywhere seem to have awakened at the same time overnight...or in other words, they have liberated some kind of power, and then extremely Gu tacitly broke into the territory of the major neutral forces last night, and through some strange means, quietly brought down everyone inside.

Some of these places, such as the Mages Guild and the Thieves Guild, were either rich in history or a mixed bag of good and bad, but Buffy Marshall personally led people to break into them. In order to see clearly what happened at that time, Crowe even sacrificed a raven to conduct the attack. He forced himself to observe, and the last scene he saw was Buffy Marshall speaking to the branch president of the local Mages Guild in a seemingly ordinary manner, and then the latter cast a high-level arcane spell on himself, and he was instantly He passed out.

Although it was just a pure speculation, Crowe felt that all the neutral forces in Mercury City, including the branch president, had not received any fatal blows and had just been rendered powerless. However, this was still a bad signal. This insightful young man felt that if he sat idly by and did nothing, this war would very likely have some huge...and bad variables.

So after thinking for a long time, he decided on his own initiative to send a raven to fly into the position of the lord coalition and secretly reveal some information to them.

Crowe was very troubled because he knew that what he was doing had seriously violated the hotel regulations, that is, leaking intelligence resources without the permission of his superiors through any method other than the regulations, thereby targeting someone. Or some force to help.

This is a huge taboo!

If the circumstances are serious, not only will you be deprived of your status, you may even be hunted down by the headquarters!

But Crowe did it anyway...

One of the reasons is that he felt that what happened in Mercury City last night was too weird, and if they were allowed to achieve their goals, it would most likely lead to some kind of catastrophic consequences.

The second reason is that after making the above speculation, he did not have enough time to notify the headquarters, so according to a certain relevant regulation, he can have a certain degree of autonomy (but it still does not include unauthorized leakage of intelligence).

The third reason is that the targets of the "hypnosis" of the civilians in Mercury City last night also included the Mercury City branch. Although it cannot be defined as an "attack" in a strict sense, it can still be regarded as a "provocation".

The fourth reason is that last night's information was obtained by Crowe's independent investigation and has not yet been compiled and reported to the hotel. Therefore, the nature of the information is not considered 'hotel exclusive' yet, and it would not be a bad idea even if it is handed over to the coalition of lords.

The fifth reason is that the current boss of the hostel is Crow's teacher.

Of course, the fourth reason is actually just sophistry. After all, what Crowe said to the headquarters at the beginning was, 'I am going to collect information about the strange phenomena in the Violet Empire.' From then on, what he collected in this land The things you get will no longer belong to you, but will be defined as: hotel exclusive + Croy Lumina's performance.

What gave him enough confidence were the four reasons: first, second, third, and fifth, of which the last one was the most important.

Of course, even if he is a related party, Crowe also knows very well that if the information he provides to the lord coalition forces actually affects the war situation, the headquarters will definitely hold him accountable when he comes back. The rules mean that you don't abide by the rules, and you still have to deal with them, so...

"I'll probably lose to that Jun Wu."

Crow carefully tied the note filled with the situation in Mercury City last night to the foot of Raven No. 12, and ordered the latter to fly into the lord coalition camp immediately. Then he sighed softly and showed a clear conscience smile: "But everyone will know that it's not that I'm not as good as him, so it doesn't matter..."

So, five minutes later, Raven No. 12, which relied on Crow's faith, flew into the lord coalition's station outside the city.

Then……

He was struck down by a precise, huge, round, and scorching fireball.

"What?!"

Crow, who maintained a spiritual connection with the raven, was shocked at the time. He closed the eye that was synchronized with the pet. For a moment, he felt like the world was spinning and he was completely confused.

It is necessary to mention that because Raven No. 12 was given a certain amount of power when he was transformed by Crowe, the raptor that has been roasted to medium rare is not dead, so it is connected to the spirit of its owner. Not disconnected yet.

So after Crowe, who was spinning from his perspective, slowed down, he could still observe the surrounding movements through the perspective of Raven No. 12.

Then he saw a rather familiar face.

【Córdoba Ruvi? ! 】

Crowe was shocked. After all, the memory of his "comrade" who was able to eat, drink, smell shameless, and loved to take advantage was still fresh in his mind. There was also the sentence "I have been trying to find a way to cure my back door jam." The story of Luvi Futaba's sister who lost her head was also unforgettable for Crowe.

After entering Salamoon, Crow, who was always trying to find out the truth about the Supreme Council, naturally did not miss Futaba, and learned a lot of information during the subsequent investigation. For example, she was a genius mage and was killed by Anantara. Summer Harvest is an apprentice, for example, she is the spokesperson of Grand Duke Fireclaw in this meeting, for example, she has a feud with Buffy Marshall, for example, she is very likely to be the instigator of this turmoil.

But Crowe still didn’t connect this Futaba with the ‘Futaba Rubi’ mentioned by ‘Cordoba Rubi’. After all, there are many people with the same name and surname in this world.

But now, he had to connect it...

Because the two of them were standing together, talking and laughing, and seemed to have a good relationship.

Even if Crowe didn't learn of the existence of 'Anthony Dabbs' because someone was too cautious, he now knew that the two people in front of him had a close relationship.

By observing the exchange between the two, he clearly understood that it was Futaba who knocked down Raven No. 12 with a fireball, and the proposer was Cole, who had eaten the former Raven No. 7 in the past. Dowaluvi.

[Damn, pay attention to the note! Don't you think it's strange that the note was not burned after being hit by the fireball technique? 】

【etc! 】

【Why don’t you plan again...】

Crowe's eyes widened in horror.

Raven Twelve's eyes widened in synchronicity and horror.

"So, why did you ask me to help take down this bird?"

Futaba looked at Mo Tan with disgust and the half-cooked raven that was holding him tightly in his arms, struggling crazily, and curled his lips and said, "Are you jealous of how handsome it is?"

Mo Tan smacked his lips and looked at the girl with pity: "Don't you know that crows are rare game?"

Crowe: "..."

Raven No. 12: "..."

Futaba: "Huh?"

"I mean, roasted crow is delicious! Not only is it rich in nutrients, the meat is delicious, but it also has a light earthy smell as an embellishment. The shaved crow rack can even be used to make soup. It's super nutritious! It's very popular in many countries. !”

[Why don’t I know which country is popular in eating crow? Let go! Note! Pay attention to the note, asshole! 】

Crowe roared crazily in his heart.

Mo Tan took a sip of saliva, then lowered his head and... cough, smiled and stared at the trembling raven that was synchronizing with Crow's thoughts, and said with a grin: "But now this thing is rarely caught. Here we are, tsk tsk, this is such a great place, not only are there so many wild crows, but even the roasted crows taste exactly the same. I was lucky enough to eat one before, and it was like I tasted heaven!"

[Shut up, bastard! Stop saying such horrible things! I'm starting to want to eat these cute kids! 】

Crowe continued to roar in his heart.

But he could only roar in his heart, because in the next second, Mo Tan took out a brick from his bag and slapped the crow on the back of the head.

After that, Crowe only felt a sharp shock in his vision, and then he could no longer establish contact with his Raven No. 12.

"So, now I'm going to find a place where no one is and have a picnic."

Mo Tan smiled at Futaba, shook the crow in his hand that was not only roasted until ripe, but also dead. He raised his eyebrows and said, "If you beg me, I will give you some."

"no."

The girl rolled her eyes, turned around and got back into the carriage to end her short 'outing' after going online. She said without looking back: "You'd better enjoy this rare game by yourself, but..."

She slowly got into the car, opened the curtain from inside, poked half of her face out and hummed to Mo Tan: "You'd better pay attention to the time."

"No trouble."

Mo Tan grinned, waved to Futaba, and ran away with the poor bird.

…

"Is there something weird about that crow?"

It wasn't until Mo Tan's back completely disappeared outside the window that Futaba said something lightly, and it was a question.

Half a second later, a graceful figure appeared beside her. Anatarasha's eyes hidden behind the mask flickered slightly, and she nodded and said, "You're right, I felt it from that bird." When it comes to the thin shadow aura, it should be someone’s beast or familiar.”

"Thank you, Ana, Huha... I'll take a short break."

Futaba yawned, then curled up into a ball on the seat holding the cushion and closed her eyes.

Anatarasha, who had been following her apprentice incognito since she left Salamoen, smiled and asked softly: "Do you need me to help you see what tricks that kid is doing?"

"No."

Futaba rubbed hard against the cushion in her arms and murmured: "I guess he wasn't doing any tricks at all, he just suddenly got nervous, so..."

"so?"

"I have nothing to lose when it comes to rain~"

"You kids are really weird..."

"Well, after all, the age gap is too big~"

"You...what did you say!"

Chapter 545: End