In the northern part of Narugami Island, there is an island called "Outlying Island", which has a port for foreign business, trade, and navigation, and is the most important port of commerce between Inazuma and other countries.

A few years ago, before the "Lockdown Order" was promulgated, Inazuma, as an island nation, maintained certain trade ties with the six countries, and there was a prosperous and lively period on the outlying islands.

At that time, if foreigners wanted to come to Inazuma legally, they had to dock and land on the outlying islands in advance, and then pay a certain fee at the subordinate organization [Distant Country Supervision Division] that they were determined to pursue, and successfully complete short-term or long-term residence procedures according to their own needs, before they could stay in the Land of Thunder for a while.

In addition, landing without permission or landing on other islands in Inazuma is basically defined as "smuggling". If discovered by the shogunate, smugglers were punished – not only fines, but also forcibly repatriated.

It's a pity that the prosperity of the past is a thing of the past.

In the context of "lockdown", as Inazuma's most important port for foreign business, the outlying islands have long ceased to be lively:

as far as the eye can see, only a few warships are docked scattered in the huge port, and there are almost no new faces on the entire island, only some tourists and merchants who have to stay in a foreign country due to the influence of the "lockdown order"....

What's more, the survey and pursuit of managing the outlying islands is rotten to the bone!

All kinds of upward and downward effects, corruption, abuse of power... and so on a series of tumultuous operations that made the merchants miserable, so that they had to huddle together to form the [Universal Chamber of Commerce] to seek mutual help, hoping to seek a breather under the shogunate's high-pressure policy.

Today, however, seems different.

With the descending of the supreme prestige, the entire outlying island is about to usher in major changes....

......

Moonstar Night.

Under the guidance of the general, the followers of the Heavenly Leader passed through a reed-covered mudflat—the island was close at hand.

At first, when the servants in charge of guarding the outlying island and Narugami Island in and out of the pass happened to see this cavalry that appeared in front of them, they almost thought that the rebels of Haijima Island had attacked! All of a sudden, there was no sleepiness.

"Get out of the way! We're going into the outlying islands! Get out of the way!

"You, who are you? Where did it come from?

"Blind, huh? Don't see the flag behind us? Under the command of Lord Shogun, the Shogunate Heavenly Leader pursues! "

Heavenly Lord? It's so late, who knows if you guys are pretending to be the rebels? What about the shogunate's paperwork? Take the trouble to show it. To explain in advance, we have never received a request from the garrison..."

When I transfer troops to the outlying islands, do I still need the consent of your Hiiragi family? "

The words just fell....

As a ray of thunder fell, the general holding the fox appeared in person, and the smell of gunpowder that had just emerged on the scene suddenly dissipated into invisibility.

"Lord General?!"

After seeing the purple figure, the servants who were originally in a confrontational state were suddenly stunned, and then quickly dropped their weapons and fell to their knees one after another.

And that's exactly what happened.

In Inazuma, as a soldier in charge of standing guard and guarding, at certain moments, you can not recognize the face of the nobles of the family, the instructions of the three obediences, or even the official documents of the shogunate....

But only you can't deny Raiden General.

As long as the general appears, no matter how complicated the procedure and how cumbersome the process, they all have to stand aside!

This face of the general, every word that the general said, is the highest priority and the highest command!

"Release, we are going to enter the outlying islands."

As the general's words just fell....

"Obey, obey! Everyone, please! I

saw that the originally imposing and righteous servants quickly got up from the ground, used their hands and feet together, removed all the obstacles such as horse rejection and fences at the intersection, and quickly gave way to the road.

At this moment, regulations such as "no passage in the middle of the night", "no permission to leave the island without a pass", "no permission to leave without an order from the superior" and so on, are completely non-existent in front of the general.

"Keep going."

After giving the order, the general flashed and passed the pass first.

See this....

"Yes! Lord General, brothers, let's go! "

Oooh!"

"It is worthy of being Lord General..." The

Heavenly Leader followers who followed behind her were also able to enjoy the "superiority brought by power" once, and showed their might and fox and fake tigers in front of this "old opponent".

In the past, if you encountered this situation, you definitely needed to go through the procedure and follow the process.

Even if the Heavenly Leader pursues, he can't enter the outlying islands if he wants to, and he must inform the survey and pursue in advance, submit the corresponding documents, and obtain permission before he can lead troops to enter - after all, the outlying islands are the territory of the Survey and Pursuit Hiiragi family.

“...... Phew, phew. After

the general crossed the pass with his followers, several servants who remained in place couldn't help but wipe their sweat, and their faces were full of fear, and they were almost soaked.

"Yesterday it was the Nine Articles of Heaven Lord, and today it turned out to be Lord General himself! I really never expected..." "

It seems that the Hiiragi family is indeed in great trouble... Alas. To be honest, I used to hate this job, after all, depending on the technical content of the gate, let alone any sense of honor. But now... I suddenly hope that I can keep this job next, after all, even if the status of a government servant is low, it is also a public person, and eating official food is not much better than returning to the village to become a farmer?

"Well, Hiiragi-sama's mistakes should have nothing to do with us janitors, right? As long as we don't mess around with the fools, Lord General shouldn't blame us... Right?

"Alas, I hope so."

......

The general was unaware of the concerns of the soldiers.

After passing the checkpoint, turn right, and there is a staircase that continues to extend upwards and leads straight to the Kanding Fufu.

Stepping up the stairs and continuing to walk, you can climb the height and enjoy the current overview of the outlying islands.

At this moment, after really entering the outlying islands, she couldn't help but sigh: the

outlying islands are worthy of being called [outlying islands].

As far as the eye can see, the red maples on the island are falling, and the port is moored alone, and the sense of parting is strong.

Also rundown.

I saw that passers-by were in a hurry, shops closed early, maple leaves piled up the streets but no one cleaned them....

Today's outlying islands are simply like an abandoned "city", full of desolation and ruin, the atmosphere is extremely depressing, and there is no so-called hope and future in sight.

Everything is far from what it looks like in memory!

“...... Alas.

The more he looked at it, the more complicated the general's heart became, and he couldn't help but sigh and began to recall various past events: it

was said that this outlying island did not exist naturally, but was "created" by the day after tomorrow.

As a raiden general, she certainly understands that the

so-called legends are basically true.

Five hundred years ago, the so-called "outlying islands" did not actually exist. The land she stepped on now was just a desert island that no one cared about at that time, far less "prosperous" than it is now.

However, Hiiragi, the head of the Hiiragi family at that time, the famous "Hiroshi Gong" in the history of Inazuma, had a unique vision, and after some field research, he keenly discovered that

this place is rich in development value! Because of its unique location, it is even expected to become the "gateway" of Inazuma!

Therefore, after receiving the approval of the [First General], Hiiragi led people to develop desert islands, reclaim land from the sea, and widely sent invitations through his connections, inviting merchants from all over the world to station, invest, actively introduce advanced technology from other countries, and build ports, which gradually evolved into today's outlying islands.

It can be said that throughout the history of the development of the outlying islands, this is an island and port completely developed by humans and built step by step, which is the foundation that the Hiiragi family has cultivated and built for generations! It has little to do with the gods.

It's just a pity....

At the beginning, the amazing and unique Hongjigong would have thought that his descendants would decay to this point!

Not only violated the ancestral precepts, secretly colluded with foreign forces without authorization, betrayed the shogunate, but also became a fish and meat people, traders, just to maintain their own glory and wealth and brocade clothes and food corrupt official scum! In the end, he was killed by General Raiden....

As an ancient family that has been passed down for hundreds of years, the Hiiragi family used to be so brilliant, but now it has declined....

Today, the outlying islands are in jeopardy!

Since the fall of Shinsuke Hiiragi, the largest official, it has been determined that the dragons are leaderless, and the rest of the minor officials and officials are also trembling and panicking, for fear that they will also follow in the footsteps of the Hiiragi family.

"If you don't do it, you won't make a mistake" - with such cowardice, the remaining stewards of the outlying islands have become extremely conservative, turning a blind eye to the matter at hand and some possible problems, and fearing to make a mistake at this critical juncture.

Even, many people are ready to "donate and run"....

Under such circumstances, the order of the outlying islands has no one to maintain, and it is faintly on the verge of collapse. Both local and foreign traders noticed the rumors and decided to close their doors for a while, and due to the lockdown, there were almost no foreign tourists...

The once prosperous outlying islands are now like a no-man's city, lifeless.

"Your Honor General... Are you all right? Seeing

the general's appearance of stopping and lamenting, he led the horse and followed behind him to follow the people's wishes.

“...... Anyway. Let's go, it's time to change all that.

Shaking his head, the general firmed his confidence and moved on.

Soon, they reached the highest point of the outlying island.

Appearing in front of the general's eyes, is a mansion with a huge area, although the overall style is still the style of Inazuma's traditional architecture, but obviously more foreign elements, the layout is magnificent, magnificent, the decoration is luxurious, atmospheric, and the momentum is faintly surpassing the Heavenly Lord's Mansion....

- This is not surprising.

As a survey in charge of the shogunate's finances, it can be said that "oil flows from wealth".

Successive generations of Hiiragi family owners have obviously spent a lot of money on renovating and expanding the mansion, and have already built it into the "third largest building in Inazuma" after the castle tower and coral palace!

It's just a pity....

Today's Survey Residence is covered with white cloth strips, candles are burning for a long time, and there is a faint mourning inside, apparently a funeral.

"Lord General...?!"

At this time, the doorman with his head tied in a white cloth and kneeling in front of the door seemed to have noticed them, and in addition to awe and surprise, there was some more despair in his eyes.

In his opinion, the general personally came to survey the Fengxing Mansion, I am afraid that it was to raise the master to answer for the crime...

The Hiiragi family may soon cease to exist.

Hearing this, the general withdrew his gaze and asked, "

Is Hiiragi Chiri in the house?"

"In, in! The eldest lady is guarding the spirit of the master in the ancestral shrine..." the guard quickly replied.

At this time, a Heavenly Leader Pursuing Samurai standing behind the general couldn't help but shout:

"What are you doing stunned? Why don't you hurry up and let that sinner's daughter get out to meet Lord General? "

Noisy." In this regard, the general turned his head to look at him - this

glance immediately made him fall into the abyss, and the whole person trembled and retreated into the team, not daring to interject casually.

Then, the general continued:

"Please immediately notify the Hiiragi family to come out to see me, and also, send someone to invite the heads of several great families from the outlying islands to the house, just say that I have something important to announce, and you are not allowed to shirk!"

"Good, good! The villain will do it! The

guard had obviously been kneeling for a long time, and when he was ordered to stand up, the whole person almost stumbled to the ground, but fortunately he held the door frame in time, and then dragged his numb legs and limped back to the house.

"As for you..."

Turning around, the general looked at the followers he had brought with him, and ordered:

"Take my warrant to immediately take over the garrison and defense of the island, join hands with the local garrison, and block the waters around the island!" Next, if you see someone who wants to go to sea without permission, immediately detain it! If you encounter someone who resists with weapons, kill them on the spot!

"Obey the imperial order!"

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