Chapter 465 The Last Stand
Although Lilith was a little curious about Amber's previous words, she gave up her plan to ask after discovering that Amber had no intention of going into details.
Having been with Amber for a long time, she had long discovered that Amber actually had many secrets, and he had never mentioned these secrets to anyone, including her.
Lilith, who has figured out Amber's temperament, knows that if this guy has something he doesn't want to say, he will definitely hold it in his heart until death, so she has never thought of exploring these secrets.
This time is no exception.
However, in order to continue the current conversation, Lilith still asked: "Does the Master know about this 'Cloak Society'?"
Amber has no plans to hide this issue. , except for the 'game' related things, he told all the other information he knew.
“Well, I don’t know. I can only say that I have heard some rumors. Anyway, it is a group of old nobles who are half-dismembered in the Star Dragon Empire, and they are a secret organization full of stereotypes.< br>
To put it bluntly, it's a bit like the 'standard product' of the federal military-industrial complex in the Star Dragon Empire? But unlike the situation where the military-industrial complex has a close relationship with the federal government, there is no such thing in the 'Cloak Society'. There is no royal family in the Star Dragon Empire, they are all hereditary nobles."
"But if these nobles form a clique for personal gain, if they are discovered by the royal family, will it be a capital crime?" Lilith asked curiously.
"Of course it's a capital crime, so no one has ever known which nobles are in the 'Cloak Society'. Even with your incredible information-gathering ability like Lilith, you only know that Arthas Sevo is suspected to be related to this group. It's just through contact."
When Amber thought that this incident actually involved this organization, she only felt that this 'unexpected surprise' was indeed a bit too unexpected.
"But since the 'Cloak Society' is related to this matter, we can actually guess which nobles are in this organization."
Thinking of this, Amber's His mind immediately started to spin. He quickly absorbed and organized the information obtained in his mind, and at the same time said to Lilith:
"Check the records of previous attacks launched by the 'Lightless Ones', focusing on those that targeted the big people. The circumstances of the attacks on the nobles, and whether there will be any 'beneficiaries' from these attacks."
"Understood, Master~"
Lilith nodded and began to search for relevant information in the virtual space. At the same time, she asked: "Master, don't you need to look at the attack on the royal family?"
"Well, those who don't have to watch the 'Lightless Ones' attack on the royal family are dead hands~"
Lilith: "."
Due to the news about the 'Lightless Ones' attack There is so much information on the Internet, and after obtaining the target information, it is necessary to extend it to obtain other additional information. Some information even comes from some non-public secret networks, which requires Lilith to use a little bit of hands and feet to obtain. Get.
So Lilith's search this time was longer than before, and she stopped after almost a minute.
“Master, the ‘Lightless Ones’ have been able to verify a total of 42 large-scale attacks before. Judging from the information I can obtain, the circumstances and results of 21 of them are very different from this one. The attack on Dominic Servo was very similar.
The heirs of these attacked nobles were all found to have signs of contact with the 'Cloak Society'. As for the other 14 attacks with surviving 'heirs', because There is a lack of relevant information to support it, so it is impossible to judge whether it is related to the 'Cloak Society'." "It's okay, that's enough." Amber said:
"At least we can know that this time The attack is almost likely to be controlled by the 'Cloak Society', and it can basically be determined that the 'Cloak Society' is the mysterious force behind the 'Lightless Ones'
Tsk tsk tsk tsk, I really didn’t expect to be able to follow the clues and get so much information. "
"Then what should we do next? Do you plan to reveal this news to the Prince Regent or Her Royal Highness the Princess? This should be considered a good opportunity to get familiar with him and gain favor. "
Lilith looked at Amber. Privately, this man knew more about every aspect of the Star Dragon Empire than anyone imagined. It can be said that it was completely inconsistent with the 'experience' that his age could possess.< br>
But after carefully thinking about the things this man had done, Lilith suddenly felt that it was not worth being surprised.
“No need to tell anyone, we just know it ourselves, and Norton The Second is not a fool. Although he does not have as strong an information collection capability as you, I estimate that it will only take a week or two at most for the regent to discover something fishy.
As for the royal family, there is no need to disclose it for the time being. Keep it in your hands as a bargaining chip, maybe it will be used in the future~"
Amber thought for a while, made a decision, and finally said:
"Lilith, archive the intelligence collected and compiled today with the highest confidentiality level. If others want to access it, they need my authorization. ”
“Understood, Master, archiving and permission settings have been completed~”
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Although the impact of emergencies in the Star Dragon Empire is not as great as the friction between the federal military-industrial complex and Atlas on the battlefield and financial markets, domestic public opinion and the relationship between different camps are still It has a certain impact.
In particular, for the first time, there were public and large-scale doubts within the 'Regent Party'.
Many nobles who joined the 'Regent Party' midway began to wonder if Norton II wanted to use this method to beat the disobedient people. At the same time, more and more nobles were worried that under Norton II' After the matter is completed, will your own interests be greatly affected?
Everyone is waiting to see how the Prince Regent will respond to this incident, and want to see how he will operate when he suddenly encounters headwinds.
While the 'Princess Party' headed by Agnes was concerned about the Servo family who was attacked, they stated that the imperial royal family would never condone such armed attacks, and requested the Imperial Ministry of Internal Affairs to investigate A thorough investigation into this matter
As for the mastermind behind the scenes, they continue to hide their identity, secretly looking forward to whether Norton II will be forced by the pressure from within the camp and make the decision to 'give profits'
In the empire and the federation, they began to appear one after another. At the same time, the long-prepared "decisive battle" between the two sides finally came to the night before it broke out.
The explosive troop production capacity of both sides under the 'General Mobilization Order' turned into a massive fleet arriving at the front line at this moment, and the huge 'sphere' that appeared on the federal naval front also boosted the morale of the naval soldiers. .
Although they may not necessarily know the difference between a 'Mobile Fortress' and an 'Artificial Celestial Fortress', in their opinion at least they have similar strategic weapons. The Empire's 'Artificial Celestial Fortress' was used in previous battles. Most of the shadows it caused were also dispelled.
At the same time, for both sides facing the same dilemma and pressure from all sides, this decisive battle will also be a 'last-ditch battle'.
Winning can reverse the decline in the war situation, stabilize the domestic situation at the same time, and gain a window period to transfer pressure.
But if they lose, a series of chain reactions will follow, which will completely detonate the long-standing conflicts.
(End of this chapter)