The sun is high

Obviously, this is a makeshift newspaper.

Whether it is typesetting, paper, ink or many details on the newspaper, they all show that it was printed and spread in a hurry.

It was only then that Valery realized that he had not had time to check the name of the newspaper.

"The Fire News."

He softly read the name of the newspaper, then turned to the second page and began to read the content behind it.

What comes into view is a text that takes up a lot of space. The title of the text is: "The Shadow of 'Salem City' and the Problems We Need to Face."

The title is bolded and paired with the sharp font, which makes it even more shocking.

The author's name made Valery stunned, because the author's name was not "Meyer" as he expected, but a somewhat strange pen name that he had never seen before.

"The ghost of Salem City?"

When Valery began to read the words in front of him, this article, written by Meyer, polished by George Markham, and published under the new pen name of Sugar Ernst, also entered the eyes of more people. , it passed through cities, broke into villages, and boarded ships... Not only on the plateaus and plains, but also in the Eastern world far away overseas, some people also saw these words.

For his friend Meyer, who once founded a newspaper in the Kingdom of St. Steele, Master Markham maintained a high degree of trust. The two people already had similar concepts and ideals, and they had always been loyal to the royal family of St. Steele and the Black Sun. The matter of the association was still in his mind, so after reading the letter disguised by Vereen, George Markham took decisive action.

The newspaper, which was still in the preparation stage, started operations in advance. The famous painter Gerasimov, who was close to Meyer and Markham, received Markham's notice at the first time. The painter immediately gave up his rest and dragged With his sick body, he began to work on the huge magic painting all night long.

Markham himself quickly polished the article and took it to visit several newspapers and publishing houses that he had contacted before and were opposed to the war.

Neither Shuge, who was inside Salem City, nor Valery, who was also trapped on the edge of this dead city, expected that Meyer and his friends could burst out such amazing energy in such a short period of time. .

In fact, in the communication between Meyer and Sugar, he had been deliberately concealing the plan that he and his friends were preparing.

Meyer will always be extremely careful about all matters related to the Black Sun Society, because he knows very well how terrifying this weird, huge and ancient organization is.

They can penetrate the political power of any country in Vann, insert their own eyes into Merlin Lehe, influence or even control the royal family of St. Steele, and use this to make important decisions that can interfere with the operation of the entire world. Decide.

Meyer himself almost stepped into the door of the Black Sun Society.

As the "favorite student" of Kezlov, an important member of the association, at St. Steele's College, Meyer became more wary of the Black Sun Society after he completely broke with his teacher. Later, Saint Steele The royal family's long-term wanted order against the newspaper and everyone made Meyer even more cautious.

When Shouge appeared in front of Meyer, he even suspected for a time that this young nobleman who seemed to be incompatible with Van En was an important pawn placed by the Black Sun Society in the Ernst family.

It wasn't until the two had several in-depth conversations and Meyer witnessed a series of Shuge's actions and read the words he wrote that Meyer truly trusted this man who was ten years younger than himself. Young people around the age of 18.

But even now, Meyer is still confused.

Because in his opinion, the thoughts and concepts that Sugar Ernst inadvertently revealed could not match his past experience.

But at the moment, this is obviously not a priority issue. With the development of a series of events, the important opportunity that Meyer and others have been waiting for has finally arrived.

Meyer's control over words is amazing. Although the whole article seems very long, in fact, anyone who tries to read it can extract the core content in a very short time. , and shuddered at the horrific truth they revealed.

This article will tear apart the curtain that has been hiding the truth.

It will reveal the Black Sun Order and their horrific beliefs to all.

It will bring into light the true threats that Vann and all its inhabitants face.

…

North, Merlinle and.

In the office of the "Public Magic Affairs Department", there was an old and angry roar.

"Did you see it? Did you see it?"

Along with this roar, a "Xinhuo Bao" was slammed on the table, causing the magic ornaments on the table to tremble.

An old mage wearing a heavy robe and scarf walked around the table twice. However, he still couldn't get rid of the dissatisfaction and anger in his heart, so he stood still again, raised his hand and slapped it hard on the table. After a few seconds, the loud sound caused everyone in the office to shut up.

The old mage glanced at everyone fiercely, and then said: "Black Sun Association, haha... This is a proposal that we started discussing two months ago, as well as Salem City, but what is the result? Tell me , where is the result?”

At this moment, no one dared to speak.

People who can work in the "Public Magical Affairs Office" will always be more sensitive to the world of people. Everyone present knows that their immediate boss is really, really angry now. It is easy to speak out rashly at this moment. It will become a living target.

Remaining silent is the most correct choice at the moment.

However, these legal committee clerks underestimated the anger of the old mage.

"What, no one answered?"

So the old mage took two steps angrily, and the mage's hand appeared directly. A figure was immediately lifted out of the seat by the mage's hand. Then the old mage raised his eyebrows and said: "Here, you answer Where are the progress of these things?"

The unlucky guy who was caught stood up straight tremblingly, his face and expression looking a little subtle.

"Mr. Weka, the Affairs Office... has put forward a total of five different proposals against the Black Sun Society in the past two months, and nine proposals against Salem City... The latest proposal was made seven days ago forward."

The anger of the old mage Weka seemed to have subsided a little. He nodded: "Well, it's quite clear. Let's continue."

However, the clerk who had received the permission from his superiors became hesitant at this moment, so the eyes of the old mage standing in front of him began to become serious again.

Finally, the raindrop-level mage clerk could no longer bear the pressure. He gritted his teeth and said: "The five proposals against the Black Sun Society have been abolished under the latest order. The proposal from Salem City was previously Eight copies were rejected by you and the General Affairs Office respectively, and the ninth copy should be placed on your desk...but you just came back from Delan, so you probably haven't seen it yet."

"..."

The large room became quieter.

As one of the main persons in charge of the entire office, Master Weka's expression darkened at this moment. He did not continue to get angry, nor did he choose to blame this ordinary clerk. He breathed a sigh of relief, and then waved his hand. : "Okay, I don't care what happened before, now... everyone is busy, making a new response proposal for this newspaper and this article... By the way, all the previous plans related to the Black Sun Association Reorganize them all, and I will take them to the General Affairs Office tonight."

Weka stopped and raised his voice: "Do you understand?"

"clear……"

The answers were somewhat mixed. Obviously, the clerks present were not very confident about the tasks assigned by their superiors. But at this moment, Master Weka obviously had no intention of continuing to teach his subordinates. He snorted, and then Then he walked out quickly.

Two seconds after Master Weka left, the originally silent office immediately started to make noises, and the uneasy clerks became active again.

Many magician hands appeared, and they began to deliver various documents and information, and the "fire report" left by Weka was sent to several officials from the office, who looked sad. He stared at the magic painting that was constantly flashing on the front page of the newspaper, trying hard to think of a strategy to deal with it.

Master Weka walked outside the door of the building. He stood in the open space, took out his pipe, and looked at the snowflakes that were slowly falling from the sky but were isolated by the huge magic ritual.

In many cases, the "Public Magical Affairs Office" to Van En was like the huge barrier that shrouded Merlinle and above to isolate the snowfall.

Not everyone can possess magic and control magic.

Naturally, not everyone should know and understand those important magical matters.

There are some things that need to be announced to the public, some things that need to be secretly notified to the rulers of various countries, and some things that are destined to be buried forever in the confidential archives of the Legal Committee... The "Public Magical Affairs Office" has been established in Merlinle It has been operating continuously for thousands of years, and its name has been changed countless times, but its functions have never changed.

The smoke was slowly exhaled by Weka. He knew very well that now the "Public Magic Affairs Office" and even the entire Merlin and the Legal Committee were facing an unprecedented and huge challenge.

Or crisis?

Regarding the Black Sun Society and the truth in Salem City, the Legal Committee and other countries have always maintained a concealed attitude.

These two events are different from the natural disasters and major magical plagues that occurred in the past. The truth behind them is actually unity. However, this terrible truth is very likely to destroy the current operating rules of Van En in an instant. , and had a devastating impact on popular belief.

In the face of this incident, extremely exaggerated differences appeared between Merlinle and the internal affairs.

There are many, many people who believe that under the current circumstances, the Legal Committee should do its best to stop this ongoing war and call on the warring countries to stop confrontation and jointly deal with the crisis that will completely break out at some point.

Fundamentally speaking, such an idea is of course correct, but the possibility of realizing it is infinitely close to zero.

Salem City is a trigger and a microcosm. If all countries cannot reach an effective consensus on this matter, then there will be no need to think about other matters. As for the situation brewing in Salem City Merlinle and the internal high-level officials are already aware of the huge threat, and these days, the magical messages that are constantly being sent through the Mystery of the Eye of Mel in Salem City have only aggravated the concerns of these senior mages and scholars. The worries of those monsters.

If everything that is happening is compared to alchemical bombs piled up in a house, emitting a faint smoke, then the "Xinhuo News" that suddenly appeared and caused a sensation has become the skylight of this house, through which With this small window, everyone could have a glimpse of the deadly explosion that could occur at any time.

"Master Weka, let's go, we should go to the General Affairs Office."

A middle-aged female mage with quite elegant appearance and dress came over. She smiled and nodded to Old Weka, and at the same time extended an invitation.

"What's the point of going there now?"

Wei Ka held his pipe in his mouth and shook his head: "A meeting? What kind of meeting? Just like before, everyone gathered in a circle and argued for a long time, and finally started fighting?"

The female mage kept smiling: "You should always attend the meeting. Even if there is a fight, it's better than doing nothing, right?"

"Then I won't go either. It's the same with or without me... I had already submitted the opinions and attitudes of the Royal Family of Delan and the national government before I came back. What was the result? There was no response from the General Affairs Office at all. I doubt these. It’s useless and they don’t care.”

Weka exhaled a puff of smoke as he spoke, and his old face showed a bit of fatigue: "Goddess Mel, we really want to solve some problems, but now we can't take a step forward. I even feel that , our 'elites' are not as efficient as those who come up with 'fire reports', at least they act more decisively, and they can indeed bring about some new changes."

Hearing these words of Old Weka, the female mage sighed helplessly: "That's why you should follow me to the General Affairs Office. Two ambassadors from the Plateau Mage Council have arrived, and they have brought some information about Salem City. New ideas and opinions, this is the first time since the war broke out, aren’t you going to listen to them?”