Chapter 548 Game
The next day
Game time AM07:03
Violet Empire, Marshall Territory, Mithril City
A dignified atmosphere lingers in the air As they walked, 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, most of the civilians, adventurers, and businessmen who had gone out to work early in the past were quietly stealing. When they got lazy, 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 normal times. Some people thought about the benefits that this war could bring, and some people speculated. Looking at the direction behind this 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... cough, the eight countries As a coalition of families, this is definitely a battle with no chance of winning, so from the very beginning, what these people have been thinking about is not who should lose, but how far the Marshall family will '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 your vitality was so damaged that you needed to take a break for decades?
Is it the 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's Sword Knights, Ice Veil Wizards, and Mercury Guards combined are less than half of the Lords' coalition; in terms of execution, although the Marshall soldiers have a tacit understanding and obedience, the Lords' coalition has the 'Purple Eagle Formation' This kind of standard tactic practiced by major families all year round will never be used against the opponent even if it is unit-zoned command.
So, no matter which angle you analyze it from, the Marshall family with one enemy and many enemies cannot win the upcoming battle today, and even if they take 10,000 steps back, even if they win, The lord coalition also has an inexhaustible supply of elite warriors to support this side, but once the situation drags into a tug-of-war, the former will only have the autonomous army with worrisome combat effectiveness available, and it will be a dead end no matter how you look at it.
Today, these individuals or forces who are watching or watching almost all feel this way...
But Croy Lumina came here from the Wanderer Hotel in Venn City on a business trip. But he didn't think so. He was standing 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 no normal and conscious person in Mercury City.
Everyone in the local Liuli Pavilion, the Gold Coin Merchant Guild branch, the Adventurers Guild branch, the Mercenary Guild branch, the Wanderer Inn 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. Crowe even sacrificed his life in order to see clearly what happened at that time. He picked up a raven for forced observation, and the last scene he saw was Buffy Marshall speaking to the branch president of the local Mages Guild in a seemingly normal manner, and then the latter placed a shot on himself. High-level arcana, he fainted on the spot.
Although it is just a pure speculation, Crowe feels that including the branch president, all the neutral forces in Mercury City have not suffered any fatal blows, they have just been incapacitated, but this is still a This is a bad signal. This insightful young man feels that if he sits idly by and does nothing, this war is likely to 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.
Crow was very troubled because he knew that what he was doing had seriously violated the hotel regulations, that is, leaking information without the permission of his superiors through any method other than the regulations. resources to help someone or a certain force.
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 still did it...
One of the reasons is that he felt that the phenomenon that happened in Mercury City last night was too weird. If they were allowed to achieve their goals, it was very likely that It will cause some disastrous 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 power (but still does not include unauthorized leakage of information) autonomy.
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. Even if it is handed over to the lords' coalition, it is not a bad idea. .
The fifth reason is that the current leader of the hostel is Crowe’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 Violet Empire's strange phenomena.' From then on, he The things collected on this land no longer belong to you, but will be defined as: exclusive to the hotel + 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 will probably lose to that Jun Wu."
Crow carefully filled out the words in Mercury City last night The note about the situation was tied to the feet of Raven No. 12, and he ordered the latter to immediately fly into the lords' coalition camp. Then he sighed softly and showed a smile with a clear conscience: "But everyone will know that it is not that I am inferior. He's outstanding, 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, and for a moment he felt like the world was spinning. Everyone was stunned.
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 had been roasted to medium rare was not dead. Therefore, the spiritual connection with the master has not been broken.
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.
【Cordoba Ruvi? ! 】
Crow was shocked. After all, the memory of that 'comrade' who could eat, drink, smell shameless, and loved to take advantage was still fresh in his mind, and that 'I've been thinking about it' The story of Luvi Futaba who tried to save his sister who had her head caught in the back door was also unforgettable for Crowe.
After entering Saramun, 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, such as that she is a genius mage , was accepted as an apprentice by Anatalasha, for example, she was the spokesperson of Duke Fireclaw at this meeting, for example, she had a feud with Buffy Marshall, for example, she was probably the instigator of this turmoil.
But Crowe still didn’t connect this Futaba with the ‘Two-leaf 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 them...
Because the two people were standing together, talking and laughing, and seemed to have a good relationship.
Even if Crowe did not 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! 】
【You’re not going to plan again...】
Crow’s eyes widened in horror.
Raven Twelve's eyes widened in synchronization and horror.
“So, why did you ask me to help shoot this bird down?”
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 its handsomeness?"
Mo Tan smacked his lips and looked at the girl with pity: " Don’t you know that crows are rare game?”
Crow: “…”
Raven No. 12: “…”
< br>Futaba: "Eh?"
"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. ! ”
【How come I don’t know which country is popular in eating crow! Let go! Note! Pay attention to the note, asshole! 】
Crow 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 synchronized with Crow's thoughts, and said with a sigh: "But now this thing It’s rare to catch crows anymore. Gee, this is such a good 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. It was like tasting heaven. Ah!”
[Shut up, you 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 plan to find a place where no one is and have a picnic.”
Mo Tan smiled at Futaba and shook the one in his hand that was not only roasted until it was ripe, but also Moreover, the crow, which was already dead, raised his eyebrows and said: "If you beg me, I will give you some to eat."
"No need."
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, put out half of her face and hummed to Mo Tan: "You'd better pay attention to the time."
“No need to bother.”
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 next to her. Anatarasha's eyes hidden behind the mask flickered slightly, and she nodded and said: "My guess is correct, I I felt a thin shadow aura from that bird, it should be someone's beast or familiar."
"Thank you, Ana, Huha... I'll take a short rest."
Futaba yawned, then curled up into a ball on the seat holding the cushion and closed her eyes.
Anatalasha, who had been following her apprentice in hiding since leaving Salamoen, smiled and asked softly: "Do you need me to help you find out where that kid is?" What's the trick?"
"No need."
Futaba rubbed hard against the cushion in his arms and murmured: "I guess he's not doing any trick at all. , I just got nervous suddenly, so..."
"So?"
"I have nothing to lose~"
"You kids are really weird..."
"Well, after all, the age gap is too big~"
" You...what did you say!”
Chapter 545: The End
(End of this chapter)