Urban Sims

One day in December.

Western part of the Orunian Empire.

An aerospace boat coming from the direction of the main continent slowly entered the empire at a relatively slow speed.

Then he continued to move inland at a not too fast speed.

They even occasionally land around some cities and send people into the city to purchase some daily necessities, replenish some supplies, etc.

But the general flight direction seems to be towards the center of the empire - the imperial capital.

Why does this aerostat from the outside world want to go to the imperial capital?

On the semi-open deck of the aerostat, several people were having a conversation.

Standing on the edge of the deck at the bow of the ship, a sturdy middle-aged man leaned on the railing, looked at the scenery below, and said to himself: "If there are no results from this investigation, return to the guild headquarters. What awaits us is probably the new cave in the forbidden area behind the mountain."

"What's wrong Wilmot, are you scared?"

The younger-looking man behind him said.

"Fear?"

Wilmot laughed at himself: "Of course I'm afraid. Anyone would be afraid of becoming a half-human, half-ghost purifier... If I get to that situation, I'd rather die!"

"This is not your style Wilmot. Don't you have any confidence in finding the target?"

asked the younger man.

"I have enough confidence, but we are only given three months from above. After three months, we must bring the boy named Conan and the mysteriously missing Ilyas back to the guild... Mission time It’s just too tight.”

Wilmot said.

"There's no problem. As long as we find the boy and Ilyas here and return in time to recover, we'll be fine."

"Warren, don't be so optimistic. I always feel that things will not be as simple as we think."

"Wilmot, we have brought a hundred people here this time, all of them are magic net walkers above level 4. As long as we find the target, there is nothing to worry about?" Warren said helplessly.

"Hehehe~"

There was a burst of laughter like silver bells from behind, and a mature woman with a proud upper body and scantily clad lower body said: "Warren, after working with the captain for so many years, don't you understand him? His intuitive disease has occurred again. , Hehe... Our captain, the older he gets, the less courageous he becomes, so he should consider retiring early."

I heard the woman teasing.

Wilmot shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Retirement? If I could retire, I would have stopped working ten years ago, but when the big guys need to use me, what will happen no matter how much I contribute? People like us who have climbed up from the bottom will How can a character have time to rest before he loses his use value?"

"Perhaps, even if we get older, can no longer work, and lose our use value, I am afraid that what awaits us will not be retirement, but a cave in the forbidden area behind the mountain."

"Haha, freedom and power, when faced with these two options, I made the worst choice."

Perhaps finding an outlet, Wilmot, an old man who was always good at hiding, spoke out words that had been buried in his heart for many years but were rebellious.

If these words reach the ears of the higher-ups in the guild, Wilmot will probably face an extremely miserable end.

After hearing this, Warren and the mature woman fell silent.

They all also understood how much of an impact the Purifier bombing incident that occurred in the forbidden area behind the guild headquarters more than a year ago had on him.

Because in the process of arresting the Purifiers who were fleeing all over the mountains and plains, Wilmot actually caught his biological brother - his biological brother Corenweiner who he had been looking for for a long time after his accidental disappearance!

The two brothers joined the guild together and performed many tasks together. They looked after each other and had a very deep relationship.

Later, Corenweiner and a son of a high-ranking guild fell in love with a woman at the same time, and the two started a fierce competition. At that time, Wilmot persuaded his brother to give up and not compete with the big shot's son, but Corenweiner Na just doesn’t listen.

Afterwards, Korenweiner was transferred by the superiors to perform a highly dangerous task, and then disappeared from the world. The woman also disappeared with him. I don’t know where she went?

It wasn't until the Purifiers in the forbidden area of ​​​​the back mountain collectively rioted that Wilmot was shocked when he saw his brother again.

He hurriedly hid his younger brother Kelun Weiner, and learned the ins and outs of everything from his mouth.

It turned out that Korenweina did not perform any dangerous mission at all, but was directly controlled by others and dropped into the forbidden area behind the mountain.

As for the woman that Corenweiner liked, she was defiled dozens of times by the high-ranking disciple in front of Corenweiner, and then she was thrown into the forbidden land in the back mountain, and they both became purifiers.

And in the following more than ten years, the woman that Corenweiner liked was washed away by the power of the dark red. She did not survive for two years and died in front of Corenweiner. Corenweiner was engraved in her bones. He struggled for ten years amid the hatred.

As for the high-ranking member of the guild who framed the two of them, he is still at ease and his position is rising higher and higher.

At this point in the story, Columbine was about to die and could no longer hold on. The last thing he said to his brother Wilmot was: "Brother... help me get revenge... help me get revenge! "

Wilmot burst into tears, holding his dead brother and crying bitterly.

Teammate Warren and female player Meribesi were both present at this scene and chose to keep it secret for the captain.

It's just revenge...

Shaked his head.

With the high-ranking disciple's current status, the probability of successful revenge is almost zero.

And now, not to mention revenge, but in the face of the mandatory tasks issued by the guild's high-level officials, if they cannot complete it, what awaits them is 100% throw into the back mountain forbidden area... You must know that the back mountain forbidden area is very short of people recently.

But after that blow, Wilmot, the former experienced and capable captain, was completely out of shape and often fell into a daze.

As for the mission, even if he knew the culprit who caused the explosion in the forbidden area behind the mountain - the boy named Conan Cecil, and the possibly rebellious guild member Ilyas, there is a high probability that in this Orunya Empire, but Wilmot not only lost motivation but also completely lost confidence in completing the mission.

Wilmot even asked this question:

"What if we don't return to the guild headquarters, stay in this empire, develop our own power, and find ways to defeat the guild..."

Warren was surprised!

He shook his head desperately and said: "Wilmot, why did you come up with this idea? Are you crazy?! The higher ups want to punish us. With just one thought, they can cut off our connection with the magic network and make us lose everything." We can’t get rid of the guild’s partial power!”

"That's better than being a tool puppet for the rest of my life! Although I lost my power, I got my freedom back!"

Wilmot clenched his fists and said. At this moment, he behaved like an angry young man, completely lacking the composure and sophistication he had before.

Of course, this also shows that Wilmot has completely lost confidence and hope in the Guild, and his brother Corenweiner's hatred for the Guild has been passed on to him.

"Don't be like this, captain, don't be like this. There are more than 100 magic net walkers on this ship, and most of them are not from us. Captain, if they hear what you say, you will be finished!"

Warren said anxiously.

Meribesi also quickly patted his chest and comforted him: "Wilmote, don't be impulsive. We are going to the imperial capital of this empire soon. Let's first find the location of the Blue Hand branch. Go find Ilyas again, and finally ask Ilyas to tell us where that kid is... In short, complete this task first, then return to the guild headquarters, and we will discuss the rest of the matter when we go back!"

But Wilmot shook his head. Now he didn't want to do anything for the guild anymore.

He has been a tool and a puppet for half his life, and now he just wants to live back to himself...even if he loses his power!

However, not only the other people on the ship would stop his plan, but Warren and Meribesi around him would also try their best to stop it.

But fortunately, the aeroboat underfoot arrived near the imperial capital of the empire.

More than 20 floating warships approached from all directions.

And aimed the huge tubular object at the bow of the ship at the aerostat, and through the loudspeaker, the message "surrender immediately, otherwise attack immediately" was transmitted.

"Captain, we are surrounded, do you want to fight back?" Warren asked nervously.

"No, we choose to surrender." Wilmot waved.

"Surrender? Captain, there are more than 100 Magic Network Walkers on our ship, we can kill them!" Warren shouted.

"Boom~!"

suddenly.

The hull shook violently, and a third of the lower bottom of the aerostat was shattered by a cannon, killing and injuring dozens of people in an instant... and this was just a warning shot.

"Surrender quickly." Wilmot reiterated.

"Yes, yes! Surrender, we surrender! The captain told us to surrender!"

Warren shouted in panic, and the sporadic resistance organized by the crew quickly turned into a cry of surrender.