The sun is high

Shuge remembers it clearly.

On a previous winter night, he seemed to have encountered a "blue-winged raven" that suddenly broke into the room in a similar situation.

Although the blue-winged raven has always been famous in Vanen for its strong vitality and outstanding wisdom, and it also has the ability to survive in many different environments, since Shuge's experience in the Ernst Manor, He became a little allergic to this kind of bird.

There is no way, who gave the princess of the Kingdom of Walter the habit of using magic to transform into a raven?

What happened on that snowy night still remains in the memories of both parties. The difference is that Xiuge knew exactly who he was facing at that time and why he took that series of actions.

In contrast, whenever Princess Sophia thinks about the series of "treatments" she received that night, she always has a little "little problem" with her expression management and emotion management.

As an unshakable heir to the throne and the future military leader of Walter, Princess Sophia certainly would not hate Shuge because of this matter. She has her own focus on this matter.

This kind of magic that directly changes the body can almost be said to be unique to the Walter royal family, that is, the Augustine family, and it can be said that there are very few people who know about it, and it is not related to Shuge. There were only two people who had close communication.

These two people are Finn, the royal butler, and Zeke Ernst, known as the "Three-clawed Falcon."

However, Sophia has made detailed confirmation, and she can be sure that the two of them have never done this kind of behavior, and they have no motive at all to reveal this secret to Shuge.

With the support of many details, Princess Sophia successfully deduced a conclusion that made her a little embarrassed, that is, Shuge most likely maintained the kind of "treating ordinary people" after seeing through his magic and disguise. Birds” attitude.

What happened next was actually a bit more subtle.

As a member of the Ernst family, it was very normal for Shuge to join the army. However, after that, Shuge's series of encounters successfully removed him from the military system of the Kingdom of Walter. Except get out.

Now, not only is he no longer under the control of the Walter royal family, but even the relationship between the Ernst family itself and him has become extremely weak. Regarding "Suge Ernst will become the heir of the family" The argument was simply thrown away by Old Zeke in an understatement.

Sophia was very suspicious that this was actually some strategy adopted by her teacher.

A strategy that could spread the influence of the Ernst family and avoid the royal family's clampdown to a certain extent.

However, she was unable to grasp any evidence, because the experience of Shuge Ernst who left the Kingdom of Walter was too bizarre, and every choice he made was completely beyond Sophia's expectations. .

Therefore, when Sophia, who also rushed to Merlinlehe and prepared to directly negotiate with the Legal Committee on behalf of the Walter royal family, noticed the lights in the Dawn Society's residence next door, she once again transformed into the appearance of a blue-winged raven.

This is the inner city of Merlinlehe, the embassy district in the territory of the Legal Committee.

The nearby protection rituals are extremely strict, and the secret pendant carried by Princess Sophia is enough to intercept and destroy several valley-level and lake-level killing magics.

Therefore, she was not worried about what kind of trouble she would get into.

Of course, she didn't believe that Sugar Ernst would do anything to her.

As a result, the blue-winged raven, which was exceptionally large and had particularly conspicuous feathers, landed steadily in front of Xiuge and stood on the spotless windowsill.

Xiuge stood in front of the window. He and the huge blue-winged raven looked at each other with big eyes staring at the small ones. For a while, neither party made any further action.

The soft humming coming from the window next door became much fainter, and it sounded like Weilin had walked to the other end of her room.

At this moment, the blue-winged raven jumped forward lightly, directly crossing the boundary of the window and entering Xiuge's room.

"Tsk..."

Xiuge grinned. He glanced at the uninvited guest helplessly. The mage's hand flew out and covered the open window. Then, he locked the door and set up a trap in the room. The ritual of isolating sound—these are the basics of a secret conversation.

Seeing this, the jumping blue-winged raven stopped pretending.

It jumped nimbly to the center of Shuge's room, its wings dotted with bright blue feathers spread slightly and trembled twice quickly.

Immediately afterwards, extremely obscure magic power fluctuations came, and a dark blue magic light bloomed in the center of the room, and dots of light and shadow fell around.

The raven that was busy combing its feathers a second ago disappeared and was replaced by a tall figure with long brown hair, wearing a black dress and a dark golden shawl.

The moment Princess Sophia appeared directly in front of him, the strict etiquette requirements that the royal butler Finn had previously forcefully instilled suddenly emerged from the depths of Shuge's memory, but in the next moment, Shuge removed those awkward requirements. And the tedious stuff was kicked to the corner of my mind, and I stamped on it a few times.

He took half a step back, put the palm of his left hand on his chest, and leaned forward slightly, but his head did not lower even half an inch.

This is a common etiquette in plateau and plain areas, and is specially used to greet common acquaintances with equal status in formal social situations.

"Long time no see, Your Highness."

The sentences that came out of Xiuge's mouth were also very ordinary and ordinary. There was no fear or panic in his tone, but a little helplessness.

"Long time no see, Mr. Sugar."

Sophia showed a faint smile, and she nodded slightly to Shuge, which was regarded as accepting his greeting.

The room arranged by the Legal Committee was very spacious, and there were even tables and chairs set up outside the room for reception, so the two of them went to the reception room outside as a matter of course.

The two sat down face to face, and then Xiuge's mage's hand flew out and took out the water cups and kettles placed aside. The servants arranged by the Legal Committee had already prepared these things in advance. The pot is also filled with warm tea, which is very thoughtful.

Princess Sophia smiled and picked up the cup filled with tea. She glanced at Shuge's luggage that was placed in the corner of the reception room and had not yet been packed, and smiled apologetically: "It seems that my visit was a little... Too hasty?"

"It was indeed a bit sudden. At least I didn't expect that the first visitor to visit me would come in through the window."

Shuge made a joke, and using the bright light in the reception room, he quickly observed the Princess Walter in front of him, whom he had not seen for a long time.

In fact, Sophia's appearance has not changed much. She is still the same as before. If I have to say it, her temperament has become more special than before.

If the Princess Walter in Xiuge's impression was a stabbing sword hidden in a delicate scabbard, then she now looked like a shining saber that could dance at any time.

Sharp, confident, and exuding a brilliance that makes people retreat.

"How did His Highness come here? I have been paying attention to various news during this period, and I have read several Bolden Daily News, but there is no mention of your visit to Merlin Lehe."

"Of course we can't let reporters talk about this kind of thing..."

Sophia shook her head, but the smile on her face remained unchanged: "The changes within Saint Steele can be said to have directly cut off the routes of the plateau countries to the north, especially the sea routes... The Navy Minister of the Kingdom of Hain He couldn't sleep at all, and every day he dreamed that St. Steele's navy would launch a surprise attack on them."

"However, I took the land route. To be precise, it was the train that was set up for the war. One of the railways was enough to reach the border area of ​​St. Steele. After that, I transferred to other vehicles and Having crossed the channel three days ago and arrived here... I really like the new vehicle, which is not only armed but also strong enough."

Sophia's words were an understatement, but there was no need to say more about the danger hidden in them.

At the current stage, due to the many tough measures taken against the Black Sun Society, the Kingdom of Votel has placed itself on the opposite side of the Black Sun Society. Although the two have not officially declared war and are trying to exercise restraint as much as possible, anyone with a discerning eye can see that It can be directly seen that both parties are not dealing with each other.

Especially in the Kingdom of Votel, countless rounds of purge operations against the Black Sun Society have been carried out. With this kind of violent measures, the Votel royal family has almost directly accomplished the goal that they could not completely achieve before. Not only did they eliminate It eliminated those dangerous moths hidden within the country, and also took this opportunity to further shrink the assets and power of the nobles.

Now, not to mention the control of the army, even the nobles who deliberately built many farms and hired a large number of farmers were also attacked. Once it was discovered that these people might be related to the Black Sun Society, Walter The severe measures from the Kingdom of Er will arrive quickly.

"Maybe you don't know, right? In our first two rounds of operations, a lot of newspapers and magazines were liquidated. Among them, there were even several editors-in-chief of the Bolden Daily News."

Sophia reached out and pushed back a strand of hair that fell on her shoulders, but the smile on her face was a bit more frightening and bloody: "Although they have all been dealt with now, no one has I know if there will be any omissions... In short, it is absolutely impossible for Votel to disclose things like this to the public now."

"Then, Your Highness came to Merlin Lehe to..."

"Of course it is for the same goal as yours, but the things we want to talk to the Legal Committee are definitely clearer than yours."

The smile on Sophia's face faded a little, and her eyebrows raised: "Efficiency is very important, and the Plateau Giant Eagle doesn't want to waste time on useless verbal disputes."

At this point, Sophia's body leaned forward slightly, just like when the two parties met for the first time. This noble princess showed her unique oppression: "Change the topic, Mr. Shuge, as the person here, Master, it would be impolite to keep asking me questions... Now, could you let me ask you a few questions?"

However, Xiuge today is completely different from the past. Facing the sharp aura emanating from Sophia, Xiuge's mood did not change much at all. He slowly took a sip of tea and nodded. : "Please tell me, if the question raised by His Highness is appropriate, I will answer it."

As he spoke, the magic power in Xiuge's body surged slightly. Sophia felt that there seemed to be dark colors stirring in the depths of the pupils opposite her. This reminded her involuntarily of the royal spies coming from the dangerous rugged land. The terrifying picture brought back from the crack also reminded her directly of the black sun exuding an icy aura in the sky.

As the heir to the throne who had been on the battlefield and had excellent psychological quality, Sophia's reaction was very quick. She pursed her lips unconsciously, suppressed the feeling of uneasiness in her heart, and barely recovered. The look on her face before, and then she asked a question that she had already prepared.

"I heard that the Dawn Society's headquarters was attacked not long ago?"

She cautiously probed: "And it is said that the attacker is not an army of any country, nor is it a hired organization, but... a being similar to the monster in Salem City?"

Shuge smiled, and the gloomy shadow in his eyes quickly dissipated. He nodded and said: "Votel's spy intelligence network is still as tight as ever. The information your Highness received is very accurate, but I have two points that must be corrected. .”

"First point, it was not only the Dawn Society's headquarters that was attacked, but also the fleet of our group of participants."

"The second point is that those attackers can indeed be called 'monsters,' but they are far from the previous cases... They are more dangerous and more terrifying."

After receiving a positive response from Shuge, Sophia nodded: "I can also add a third point for Mr. Shuge."

"Um?"

"In addition to Dawn Society's headquarters, the coast of Hain Kingdom was also attacked. A seaside village was completely destroyed, and all the residents of that village disappeared completely overnight. The attackers did not even have bodies. Leave."

Regarding what Sophia said, Shuge was very cautious: "It sounds like this kind of thing was probably done by pirates or mercenary groups. After all, human trafficking is also one of their means of survival."

"However, the mages of our Council found some special traces at the scene. It was a kind of blood, um... colorful blood."

Sophia stared at Shuge: "I think, Mr. Shuge, you would be interested in this kind of thing, right?"